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THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON BY JAMES BOSWELL – 10 VOLUMES – 1851

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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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Life of Samuel Johnson. James Boswell. 10v.: 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; ma

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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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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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1756 The Rambler Samuel Johnson: The Rambler in Four Volumes.., by Samuel Johnson, The Fourth Edition, printed at London for A. Millar MDCCLVI (1756) Volumes 1-3, lacking volume 4. Volume I 290 pages , tear to last leaf with some los

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1771 RAMBLER in FOUR VOLUMES in ENGLISH antique SET: by Johnson, Samuel London; 1771 Original calf with red morocco labels to spine title in gilt. Some rubbing to the spines and covers. size 4 1/4 by 7 1/4" Generally in good condition for age. Text in E

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1807 Life Writings of James Beattie: “An Account of the Life and Writings of James Beattie LLD, Late Professor of Moral Philosophy and Logic…”, by Sir William Forbes, Second Edition, Volume I only. Printed at Edinburgh for Constabl

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John Marshall 1836 Life of George Washington v. 2: The Life of George Washington by John Marshall. 2nd edition, volume II. Published by James Crissy, Philadelphia, 1836. Antique leatherbound book with exterior edge wear to cover. Spine is good.

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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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THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON BY JAMES BOSWELL – 10 VOLUMES – 1851

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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. There are no owners bookplates and no other markings. There is some minor foxing of pages, but no missing pages. The bindings are excellent in all volumes., , LOT REF #21-1035

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THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON BY JAMES BOSWELL – 10 VOLUMES – 1851

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