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Samuel Johnson and His World
by Lane, Margaret
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1975. First US Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9. Harper & Row Publishers, 1975. First US Edition. Hardcover Quarto in Very Good Condition with a Good Dust Jacket in Archival Protective Cover. Illustrated with 16 colour and over a 100 monochrome illustrations. A literary giant of the 18th century, Samuel Johnson, 1740-1795, was very influential in 18th century London, in some circles. M, Lane brings us this history of this "-- odd, lovable, impossible, gigantically influential character".She provides an account of his main traits, actions and accomplishments and colleagues in the world in which he struggled to survive and came to dominate. Brown cloth with bright and sharp gilt titles to spine, very clean and unmarked with lower edges rubbed. Sewn binding tight and solid. Pages faintly toned, quite clean, no markings of any kind. Endpapers with details from Rocques "Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster and Borough of Southwark, 1746", showing (front) Fleet Street and (back) Holborn. Frontispiece: The last portrait of Johnson painted by Reynolds in 1783. 256 pages with Selected Bibliography, Notes to References in Text, and Index. 7.5 x 10 inches. 1975, Harper & Row Publishers, New York
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 025248
- Title
- Samuel Johnson and His World
- Author
- Lane, Margaret
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First US Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Row Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1975
- Size
- 4to - over 9
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- LONDON, ENGLAND LITERARY WORLD JAMES BOSWELL SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS ANNA WILLIAMS SARA JOHNSON DAVID GARRICK SHAKESPEARE
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- 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....
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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