BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON - Illustrated - A New Edition Elucidated by Copious Notes, and Illustrated With Numerous Portraits, Views, and Characteristic Designs, Engraved From Authentic Sources.
by BOSWELL James:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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ACLE,Norfolk., United Kingdom
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About This Item
Routledge, Warnes and Routledge. 1859. (10306) 4 Volume Set of Hardbacks. Overseas buyers will require extra postage. 4 Volumes which have been rebound (half-bound) in dark green cloth with dark green calf leather to spine, 5 raised bands, gilt lettering to spine and with green calf leather corners. New matching dark green endpapers fitted. Marbling to edges of textblocks. Previous owners surname written at top of title page on each volume. Sound tight clean copies of this rebound set.
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- Bookseller
- Virginia Bank Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10306
- Title
- BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON - Illustrated - A New Edition Elucidated by Copious Notes, and Illustrated With Numerous Portraits, Views, and Characteristic Designs, Engraved From Authentic Sources.
- Author
- BOSWELL James:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Routledge, Warnes and Routledge. 1859.
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Virginia Bank Books
Payment normally with order. We acccept PAYPAL, European Bank Transfers (IBAN) and STERLING cheques from a UK bank only ,cheques should be made out to G W & I A Cope. �We offer refunds on the purchase price if the book does not meet the stated description.
About the Seller
Virginia Bank Books
Biblio member since 2005
ACLE,Norfolk.
About Virginia Bank Books
Retired bookseller of 22 years now operating from home.
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