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Life of Samuel Johnson. James Boswell. 10v.

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THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON BY JAMES BOSWELL – 10 VOLUMES – 1851: 1851. New York. Henry G. Born. 10 volumes. All volumes are in Very Good condition. All volumes bound in green cloth. Gold lettering for the title on the spine and embossed design on the front cover. T

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1840 LIFE of SAMUEL JOHNSON by JAMES BOSWELL 2 VOLUMES ANTIQUE: LIFE of SAMUEL JOHNSON by James Boswell New York; 1840 2 volumes, complete Vol. I - 563 pages Vil. II: 566 pages plus 12 pages of advertisings Leather bound Binding is worn, with damages . Bookblocks

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1901 Samuel Johnson by James Boswell Railton: 1901 Samuel Johnson by James Boswell Railton Illustrated 3v LIMITED edition “I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am.” ― Samuel Johnson Samuel Joh

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1800 The Seasons James Thomson: The Seasons. Spring Summer Autumn Winter, by James Thomson with life of the author by Samuel Johnson, printed at Wrentham Massachusetts by and for Nathaniel Heaton, 1800. 168 pages. Leather binding wi

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Alexander Pope, Complete Poetical Works, Early US Edition 1830: "The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. Including His Translation of Homer". Complete in One Volume, With "A Life of the Author" by Dr. Johnson [Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784]. Published by J.J. Woodw

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1781 Leather Volumes Life of Eminent Poets: The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets…, by Samuel Johnson, published for T. Bathurst, J. Buckland (and others), 1781. Volumes 1-3, lacks volume IV.Uniformly bound in leather, volume I with fro

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Mark Twain. Life on the Mississippi, 1st ed.: Clemens, Samuel L. (Mark Twain.) LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI. Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1883. 8vo. 624 pp., heavily illustrated throughout. Original publisher's 1/2 morocco over cloth, spine sl

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1773 Samuel Johnson FAMOUS Dictionary of English: 1773 Samuel Johnson FAMOUS Dictionary of English Language Americana Lexicon 2v “I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am.” ― Samuel Johnson A fine

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1792 Samuel Johnson FAMOUS Dictionary of English: 1792 Samuel Johnson FAMOUS Dictionary of English Language Americana Lexicon “I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am.” ― Samuel Johnson A fine 18t

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1785 Samuel Johnson FAMOUS Dictionary English Language: 1785 Samuel Johnson FAMOUS Dictionary of English Language Americana Lexicon 2v “I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am.” ― Samuel Johnson A fine

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1756 Four Vol Set The Rambler Samuel Johnson: Title: 1756 Four Vol Set The Rambler Samuel Johnson Description: Four volume set of "The Rambler in Four Volumes", by Samuel Johnson, printed at London for A. Millar. 1756. The Fourth Edition. Uniform

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1778 Samuel Johnson FAMOUS Dictionary of English: 1778 Samuel Johnson FAMOUS Dictionary of English Language Lexicon “I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am.” ― Samuel Johnson A fine 18th-century

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1785 Samuel Johnson FAMOUS Dictionary of English Langua: 1785 Samuel Johnson FAMOUS Dictionary of English Language Americana LexiconÂ“I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am. Samuel JohnsonA fine 18th-century p

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1768 CORSICA Rare Account James Boswell Genoa Pasquale: 1768 CORSICA Rare Account James Boswell Genoa Pasquale Paoli France Folding MAP “James Boswell’s book supporting the Island of Corsica’s defense of invasion and desire to be free form Genoese ru

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1766 Samuel Johnson FAMOUS Dictionary of English: 1766 Samuel Johnson FAMOUS Dictionary of English Language Americana Lexicon “I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am.” ― Samuel Johnson A fine 18t

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1778 Samuel Johnson FAMOUS Dictionary of English: 1778 Samuel Johnson FAMOUS Dictionary of English Language Americana Lexicon “I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am.” ― Samuel Johnson A fine 18t

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Life of Samuel Johnson. James Boswell. 10v.

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The Croker Edition of Boswellâ€™s classic work, complete in ten volumes. Publisher: Henry C. Bohn, London, 1853. Uniformly bound in 3/4 brown leather and marbled boards. Gilt decorated spines; marbled endpapers; top edges gilt. In addition, there is an extra volume added in the same matching binding which is an 1845 edition of Johnsoniana where the two volumes are bound as one. VG, with some foxing and expected toning; covers/edges/hinges show age wear. Includes all engraved plates and frontispieces. Small octavos, measuring 4x7 inches. Includes Boswell's Life of Johnson plus the Tour of the Hebrides in vols. I-VIII plus two volumes of Johnsoniana.

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