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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.; Comprehending an account of his studies and numerous works in chronological order; a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons; and various original pieces of his composition never before published. The whole exhibiting a view of literature and literary men in Great Britain, for near half a century, during which he flourished. In two volumes

The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.; Comprehending an account of his studies and numerous works in chronological order; a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons; and various original pieces of his composition never before published. The whole exhibiting a view of literature and literary men in Great Britain, for near half a century, during which he flourished. In two volumes by Boswell, James

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Title
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.; Comprehending an account of his studies and numerous works in chronological order; a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons; and various original pieces of his composition never before published. The whole exhibiting a view of literature and literary men in Great Britain, for near half a century, during which he flourished. In two volumes
Author
Boswell, James
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Locus Solus Rare Books (United States)
Condition
1869 ownership signatures in each volume; chip to one margin in Vol. I about the size of a thumb-joint, not affecting any text;
Description
London: Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly, 1791. First Edition. 1869 ownership signatures in each volume; chip to one margin in Vol. I about the size of a thumb-joint, not affecting any text; maringal annotation to another page in Vol. I; some pages with creased corners and occasional marks, scattered foxing -- not too obtrusive -- and some faint dampstains in lower margins; covers heavily rubbed.. Two vols., 4tos; 516 & 588pp; contemporay mottled calf, recased with spine label; inner hinges reinforced. First state of the classic work that founded the modern notion of biography, with "gve" on p. 135, all cancels, the fronispiece portrait after Sir Joshua Reynolds in Vol. I and the "Round Robin" and facsmile plates in Vol. II. A serviceable set.
In the Closed Room

In the Closed Room by Burnett, Frances Hodgson. Jessie Wilcox Smith (illustrator)

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In the Closed Room
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Burnett, Frances Hodgson. Jessie Wilcox Smith (illustrator)
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Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
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New York: McClure, Phillips & Co, 1904. First edition. Near Fine/Very Good. Publishers ribbed green cloth, front cover decoratively stamped in gilt, spine lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut. Octavo (8 1/4 x 5 5/8 inches; 210 x 144 mm.). Collating [ii], iv, 130. Text printed in green and black throughout, with eight full-page color plates. Book in Near Fine condition few leaves roughly opened on fore-edge. The top 3/4 inch of the jacket spine is missing and there are a few short tears on the extremities, but overall this very rare dust jacket is in Very Good condition. Illustrator Jessie Willcox Smith was one of the most acclaimed of Howard Pyle's students. She became an accomplished child-portraitist and can be counted among "the most popular and best-known artists in America" (Dalby). In the Closed Room is a short story about a shy, quiet little girl, Judith, living in a big city. When her parents are offered the opportunity to take care of a house in the suburbs for the summer she meets another little girl in the house and they become playmates... and they discover a locked room on the fourth floor... Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (24 November 1849 - 29 October 1924) was an English playwright and author. She is best known for her children's stories, in particular Little Lord Fauntleroy (published in 1885-6), A Little Princess (1905), and The Secret Garden (1911). Nudelman, A20, BAL, 2100, Cotsen, 1746. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket.

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