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1887 6-Volume Boswells Life of Johnson Edited by George Birkbeck Hill

1887 6-Volume Boswells Life of Johnson Edited by George Birkbeck Hill

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Click here to see our other books! Boswell's Life of Johnson James Boswell; George Birkbeck Hill [editor] 1887 Oxford at the Clarendon Press : Oxford 9" by 6" xxvi, 522; 480; 464; 446; 460; lxxiv, 324...

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Click here to see our other books! Boswell's Life of Johnson James Boswell; George Birkbeck Hill [editor] 1887 Oxford at the Clarendon Press : Oxford 9" by 6" xxvi, 522; 480; 464; 446; 460; lxxiv, 324pp. SUMMARY James Boswell's complete six volume biography of Samuel Johnson, bound in half calf. Leather Binding Overall Condition: Good Only This book weighs 2 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 29.99 EU Postage : £ 21.99 European Postage: £ 23.99 Asia Postage: £ 37.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 38.99 DESCRIPTION Complete in six volumes. The first edition of this work to be edited by George Birkbeck Hill. A biography of Samuel Johnson, an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. The work was from the beginning a universal critical and popular success, and represents a landmark in the development of the modern genre of biography. Including both Boswell's 'Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides', and Johnson's 'Diary of a Journey into North Wales'. With a portrait frontispiece to volumes one, two, three, five, and six, as well as nine additional plates, six of which are folding. Collated complete. Written by James Boswell, a Scottish biographer, diarist, and lawyer. Edited by George Birkbeck Norman Hill, an English editor and author. CONDITION Bound in half calf with brown cloth boards. Externally, sound with light rubbing to the extremities and fading to the spine. Cracks to the joints with the odd small mark to the boards. The front board of volume one, front board of volume three, front board of volume four, and the rear board of volume six are detached but present. Front hinges of volumes two and five are tender with the front board of volume six held by cords only. The rear hinges of volumes two and five starting but firm with the rear hinges of volumes three and four tender. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Minor tide marks to the foredge and minor age toning to the endpapers. Overall Condition: Good Only 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

Specifics

Author

James Boswell; George Birkbeck Hill [editor]

Binding

Leather

Country/Region of Manufacture

Oxford

Illustrator

None

Language

English

Original/Facsimile

Original

Place of Publication

Oxford

Publisher

Oxford at the Clarendon Press

Region

Oxford

Signed

No

Special Attributes

None

Subject

True Stories

Topic

Biography and Autobiography

Year Printed

1887

Reviews

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