Johnson: his Characteristics and Aphorisms
by HAY (James)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Paris, France
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About This Item
London: Alexander Gardner, 1884. Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo., original green cloth decorated with a gilt portrait of Johnson. A life of Johnson drawn closely from the accounts of his contemporaries followed by a generous selection of his aphorisms. Scarce ex-library copy, with the remnants of their stickers to the spine and their stamps within, spine lightly faded, a few marks to the cloth
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- Seller
- Abbey Bookshop (FR)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 26
- Title
- Johnson: his Characteristics and Aphorisms
- Author
- HAY (James)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second edition
- Publisher
- Alexander Gardner
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1884
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