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Everybody's Boswell
by F. V. Morley (Editor)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Jim Thorpe , Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt Brace & Co., 1930. Stated First Edition. Blue cloth hard cover has gilt spine lettering/deco on spine, blind stamp deco on cover, map endpapers, 664 pgs including Index + many b&w tipped in illustrations. Clean Tight Copy w/pervious owners label ffep. lite spotting to spine. Corner clipped DJ has dust soil, a few small edge chips, now in protective mylar sleeve. 'Being the Life of Samuel Johnson abridged from James Boswell's complete text. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Ernest H. Shepard.
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- Bookseller
- The Vintage Bookstore
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008243
- Title
- Everybody's Boswell
- Author
- F. V. Morley (Editor)
- Illustrator
- Ernest H. Shepard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- NOISBN, TRAVEL, HEBRIDES, SAMUEL JOHNSON, FRANCE, GREAT BRITAIN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel;
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About the Seller
The Vintage Bookstore
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Jim Thorpe , Pennsylvania
About The Vintage Bookstore
We are an internet only seller specializing in used, rare and out of print items. Lots of Children's books, Poetry, Literature and Antiquarian titles in Decorative Bindings.All books are on premises and usually ship, carefully wrapped, within 24 hours.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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