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Boswell James

The Life of Samuel Johnson comprehending an Account of his Studies, and numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of his Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with many Eminent Persons. Fourth Edition, Revised and Augmented. BRIGHT, CLEAN SET OF THE FOURTH EDITION

Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1804

989,00 €

Island Books

(Devon, Regno Unito)

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Anno di pubblicazione
1804
Autore
Boswell James
Editori
Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies
Soggetto
literature, samuel johnson, james boswell, james boswell, literature, the, life, samuel, johnson, comprehending, an, account, his, studies, numerous, works, chronological, order, series, his, epistolary, correspondence, con
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Inglese

Descrizione

4 vols., 8vo., Fourth Edition, on laid paper, with engraved portrait frontispiece (by Baker after Reynolds) and 2 large folding facsimiles, frontispiece and facsimiles lightly age-soiled, some mild offsetting to title, neat signatures (one contemporary) on front endpapers; attractively bound in contemporary half calf, marbled boards, neatly rebacked in calf to style, backs with flat bands ruled in gilt, second and fifth comparrtments with red leather labels lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, red sprinkled edges, a very good, bright, clean copy. 'With this edition began the practice…of enlarging the text with unpublished letters which had not been available to Boswell…A considerable number of new notes were also added, including some by Dr. Kearney' (Pottle, pp.171-2). The frontispiece is from the same plate as that used in the second and third editions, but the two facsimiles are dated 1 May 1804. An attractive set in sympathetically restored period binding. Pottle, 83.
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