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Click here to see our other books! The Life of Samuel Johnson , LL.D. Including a Journal of his Tour to the Hebrides. James Boswell 1857 Henry G. Bohn : London 6.5" by 4" SUMMARY James Boswell's noteworthy biography on the life of Samuel Johnson, bound over ten volumes in half morocco, with engravings throughout. Illustrated,Leather Binding,Original Binding Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 4 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 4.49 US Postage: £ 39.99 EU Postage : £ 26.99 European Postage: £ 36.99 Asia Postage: £ 65.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 99.99 DESCRIPTION A new edition, with numerous additions and notes. Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece and an engraved title page to all volumes, with three monochrome plates and one folding to 'volume one', two folding plates and two monochrome plates to 'volume two', one folding plate and one monochrome plate to 'volume three', two monochrome plates to 'volume four', two monochrome plates to 'Volume five', one monochrome plate and one folding plate to 'volume six', two folding plates and one monochrome to 'Volume seven', two monochrome plates and one folding plate to 'volume eight', one folding plate and one monochrome plate to 'volume nine', and two folding plates to 'volume ten'. A ten volume complete set. This noteworthy biographical work on the life of Samuel Johnson was written by the Scottish biographer and diarist, James Boswell. This biography is Boswell's best known work and was a huge success, and a pioneer for the biographical genre. The work also includes an account of Johnson's tour of the Hebrides. Bound in half morocco with marbled paper to the boards. CONDITION Bound in half leather with marbled paper to the boards. Externally smart with bumping and rubbing to the extremities, fading to the spines, the odd mark to the boards, and joints starting to volumes ' x, ix, vii, v, iv, and i'. Bookplate to the front free endpapers. Internally firmly bound with lightly age toned pages with occasional spotting. The odd tidemark. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
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