samuel johnson peter cunningham (7 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. In.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 472 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

Hardcover. Octavo; G+; 1/2 bound burgundy spines with gilt text; raised bands and gilt decorations to spines; no jackets; 3 volumes; exteriors to boards show slight wear with few scuffs; minor edge wear; sturdy boards; probably rebound; head edges to textblocks gilt; exterior fore and tail edges have moderately age toned; deckled fore edges; marbled endpapers; interiors have wear typical of older books with some offsetting and light foxing; few, sparse pencil marks; previous owner's name to half title pages; otherwise interiors good; few uncut pages; [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates] NOTE: Shelved above World Religions. 1367903. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Hardcover. First Edition thus. Octavos, 3 volumes. In Very Good condition. Spines are green leather with raised bands and gilt titling. Boards fully bound in green calf with mild general scuffing and rubbing wear along spine heads, tails, and fore corners. Textblock edges marbled; marbled endpapers, interiors have faint smudging to half-title and title pages. CONTENTS: Volume 1, [xxii] 395 pages - Volume 2, [vii] 444 pages - Volume 3, [xii] 456 pages. CM Consignment. Shelved Room C. 1403081. Special Collections.

Fine Binding. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). A handsomely bound set of Johnson's famous literary biographies. Complete in three volumes. Not the extra illustrated edition. With notes corrective and explanatory by Peter Cunningham, a British writer known for his biographical works and in particular an edition of the letters of Horace Walpole. First published in between 1779 and 1781, Johnson's Lives, as it is often known, comprises short biographies and critical observations of 52 poets. Of these, six have been singled out as the most important, being those of John Milton, John Dryden, Alexander Pope, Joseph Addison, Jonathan Swift and Thomas Gray. The work as a whole is an important touchstone in literary biography and literary criticism, and an example of Samuel Johnson's lasting contribution to English literature. In half morocco binding with marbled boards and gilt detailing to the spine. Externally, in excellent condition with just some shelfwear to the spine. Sotheran booksellers label to the verso of the front free endpaper of volume I. Front hinge to volume I slightly strained after endpaper but still reasonably firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright with the occasional scattered spot and heavier spotting to first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed. book.