1785. JOHNSON, Samuel. Prayers and Meditations, Composed by Samuel Johnson, LL. D. and Published from His Manuscripts by George Strahan. Contemporary full speckled calf, elaborate gilt spine, red morocco spine label, gilt chamfering. London: Printed for T. Cadell, 1785. First edition. Courtney, p. 158. Some wear to head of spine and corners, very old waterstain to outer edges of first and final four leaves, faint scattered foxing to pp. 190-209, else very good.

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Bookseller: George S. MacManus Company (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 71930
Title: Prayers and Meditations
Author: JOHNSON, Samuel
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Date Published: 1785
Keywords: LITX

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Spine Label: The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Leaves: Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Morocco: Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Calf: Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...