Description: YeOldBookWorms Ltd *Antiquarian & Collectable Book Dealers * Please See Other Auctions * For Your Consideration.. The Life of Samuel Johnson. Together with The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides. New Editions, with notes and appendices By Alexander Napier. In 5 Volumes By James Boswell James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (29 October 1740 – 19 May 1795), was a Scottish biographer, diarist, and lawyer, born in Edinburgh. He is best known for his biography of his friend and older contemporary, the English writer Samuel Johnson, which is commonly said to be the greatest biography written in the English language. A great mass of Boswell's diaries, letters and private papers were recovered from the 1920s to the 1950s, and their ongoing publication by Yale University has transformed his reputation. 1884 Edition - Five Volume Set Illustrated with 4 Engraved Frontispiece Portraits, 1 Foldout Colour Map ad 1 foldout plate to Vol 3 Contemporary Polished Blue uniformed Leather Bindings with the spines in gilt compartments Author: James Boswell Publisher: London: George Bell and Sons Edition: 1884 5 vol set Condition: Please see photographs as part of condition report: Contemporary leather bindings with gilt, spines rubbed in places, head of vol 1, 4 and 5 lightly chipped, extremities rubbed, some marks to boards, pages clean, very slight off setting to pages, binding remain tight, text block firm, light browning to the text, volume 5's map frontispiece imprinted onto the title page. Information: 18.5cm x 12cm, Vol 1 - [5], viii-lv, [1], 413, [3], vi-viii, 410, [3], vi-viii, 480, [3], 496, [9], xii, 422pp Terms & Conditions of Sale Payment Details: We accept Paypal, UK Cheques, Postal Orders. Shipping: We will happily ship anywhere in the World, and combine multiple items to reduce postal costs. Please contact us and ask for a invoice. Packaging: All our books, will be securely packaged (and waterproofed). We aim to send all items within 48 hours of payment. Returns Policy: If you are unhappy in any way, for whatever reason, with the transaction or the item, please contact us as soon as possible. Your item is fully refundable without question. Our Policy: Our aim is for you to have a pleasant and enjoyable experience with us, we list and describe our books as honestly as possible and can provide extra images upon request.Who we are: We are book enthusiasts, Fiona Gladwin and Steve Thomas who started Yeoldbookworms Limited on eBay in 2013. We now have an office in East Sussex, where viewing can be arranged upon request. We hope you buy with confidence, we celebrated, at the end of 2018 10,000 successful Book sales and have gained a reputation of honesty and reliability.
Price: 220 GBP
Location: Thetford, Norfolk
End Time: 2024-11-21T11:48:22.000Z
Shipping Cost: 51.92 GBP
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Non-Fiction Subject: Biographies & True Stories
Year Printed: 1884
Modified Item: No
Binding: Leather
Original/Reproduction: Original
Author: James Boswell
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
