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Clement King Shorter's own copy in 3 volumes of the Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. The first edition 1791, reprinted verbatim with the appendix, "The principal corrections and additions" 1793, and illustrated with twenty photogravure etchings, fifty half-tone plates, and a facsimile autograph letter. Preface by Clement K Shorter [3 volumes set from the personal library of Clement Shorter]
Boswell, James (Navarre Society) London, 1924
Special 3 volumes set privately printed for the Navarre Society, bearing the bookplate & from the personal collection of Clement Shorter (notable journalist of the 'Illustrated London News', literary critic, editor & founder of illustrated London periodicals the 'Sketch', 'Sphere' & 'Tatler', Bronte scholar and George Borrow enthusiast, late of New York), Royal octavo over 10x6inches, xxxii + 434pp, vii + 480pp, vii + 578pp respectively with corrections & additions, plus erratum slips intact, frontis plate with tissue guard plus numerous plates & illustrations as called for, fold-out autograph letter, maroon boards/gilt, with gilt titling, gilt-embossed bust medallion on uppers, slight fading of spine with moderately rubbed extremities, clean Shorter bookplate on front pastedown, neat owners' names on free front endpaper, no other inscriptions, shadowed endpapers, top-edge gilt, dusty untrimmed edges, few uncut, textblock clean bright & tight. near VG/VG/VG. *see an actual image of this item on our website or by request. NB multiple volume set/overweight item - non-standard for delivery to any destination, p&p tba so please enquire before ordering. ISBN 1850510725 [NFS 34013] £86.36 ($137.00) |
Life of Samuel Johnson LL. D. [Books That Have Changed Man's Thinking collection]
Boswell, James (Heron Books) London, 1969
Out-of-print hardback in luxurious gilt-tooled qtr-bound two-tone faux-lea, gilt-decorative endpapers & silken bookmark, 407pp with index & refs, contemporary illustrations, selected & abridged by Edmund Fuller, intro & appreciation by Colin Bell, dark green/tan boards/gilt, no inscriptions, covers & cont ISBN 1850510725 [DD* 25649] £7.23 ($11.00) |
Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. [Books That Have Changed Man's Thinking collection]
Boswell, James (Heron Books) London, 1969
Out-of-print hardback in luxurious gilt-tooled qtr-bound two-tone faux-lea, gilt-decorative endpapers & silken bookmark, 407pp with index & refs, contemporary illustrations, selected & abridged by Edmund Fuller, intro & appreciation by Colin Bell, dark green/tan boards/gilt, no inscriptions, covers & cont ISBN 1850510725 [LL 23344] £8.64 ($14.00) |
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