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The LIFE of SAMUEL JOHNSON LL.D. including A Journal of his Tour to the Hebrides Set complete in ten volumes
1846réf. 4374London: Henry G. Bohn. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1846. Hardcover. New Edition with numerous additions and notes by The Right Hon. John Wilson Croker M.P. to which are added Two Supplementary Volumes of Johnsoniana by Hawkins Piozzi Murphy Tyers Reynolds Malone Nichols Steevens Cumberland and Others. An notes by various hands. Also upwards of Fifty Engraved Illustrations. Volumes are uniformly bound with blue leather spines and corners marbled boards and endpapers spines with elaborate gilt decorations and five raised bands two brown leather spine labels with gilt letteringtop edge gilt the aforementioned illustrations on plates each volume separately paginated 300 pp per volume. Heavy extra for international postage. ; 4-1/2" x 6-3/4"; A well-preserved set. Volumes show light rubbing along edges and at top/bottom of spine Volumes III and IV are a bit worn at spine top with tiny losses. Hinges remain solid. No inscription s. The paper for the plates has toned somewhat. The occasional spots can be found but pages are generally clean. . Henry G. Bohn hardcover
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