Dr. Johnsons Table -Talk: Containing Aphorisms on Literature, Life, and Manners; with Anecdotes of Distinguished Persons: Selected and Arranged from Mr. Boswells Life of Johnson. Volume I & II;
by Boswell, James
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Selkirk, United Kingdom
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London, Printed For J. Mawman et al., 1807;. Hardback. 6" x 4". Good- condition. Two books bound in One. Volume I - ii, 209pp. Volume II - 222pp. Endpapers, especially at the back are discoloured with old damp marks . Quarter bound grey cloth boards with black leather spine. Gilt title & line decoration to spine. Text clean. A tight solid copy. .
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- Dr. Johnson’s Table -Talk: Containing Aphorisms on Literature, Life, and Manners; with Anecdotes of Distinguished Persons: Selected and Arranged from Mr. Boswell’s Life of Johnson. Volume I & II;
- Author
- Boswell, James
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Printed For J. Mawman et al., 1807;
- Keywords
- Dr Johnson 19th century Biography Biography
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- Biography;
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