The Works of Samuel Johnson LL.D. A New Edition In Twelve Volumes with an Essay on His Life and Genius

Johnson, Samuel; Arthur Murphy

Verlag: Printed by Nichols and Son and Bentley and A. Strahan, London, UK, 1816

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Leather Bound. Condition: Fine. Jacket Condition: No Jacket. Printed by Nichols and Son and Bentley and A. Strahan, London, UK 1816. Printed 32 years after his death. Nice Firm Clean copies ! Unmarked. Medium brown leather spine and board tips, marbled paper boards. Spine has gold decor with stamped double label lettering pieces of black and red. Matte brown endpapers. Lovely frontispiece black and white engraving of Johnson in Volume I (Published by T. Cadell, & W. Davies, Strand). Binding, hinges, and signatures all Fine. No hints of foxing. Only problems are 1 spine label is missing from volume I, and overall some gold trim is worn from the spine. Size: L 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Printed for Nichols and Son; F.C and J. Irvington; et al. Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784), often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. After nine years' effort, Johnson's 'A Dictionary of the English Language' appeared in 1755 with far-reaching effects on Modern English, acclaimed as 'one of the greatest single achievements of scholarship'. History::Britain Books on Books::Books on Authors RBR30. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 131545

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Titel: The Works of Samuel Johnson LL.D. A New ...

Verlag: Printed by Nichols and Son and Bentley and A. Strahan, London, UK

Erscheinungsdatum: 1816

Einband: Leather Bound

Zustand: Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket