A collection of letters written by Samuel Johnson, one of the greatest literary figures of 18th-century England. The letters provide a glimpse into Johnson's private life and reveal his wit, intelligence, and emotional depth. They also shed light on his relationships with other writers, such as James Boswell and Hester Thrale. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of ...
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A collection of letters written by Samuel Johnson, one of the greatest literary figures of 18th-century England. The letters provide a glimpse into Johnson's private life and reveal his wit, intelligence, and emotional depth. They also shed light on his relationships with other writers, such as James Boswell and Hester Thrale. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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Not Stated. Fine in Very Good Indeed jacket. A lovely collection of the letters of the monumental Samuel Johnson, documenting his life in fascinating detail, illustrated throughout. Complete in five volumes. In the original unclipped dustwrappers. Volumes II and III are preserved unopened in the original publisher's plastic. The Hyde Edition. The letters of the noted literary critic and eighteenth century figure Samuel Johnson. Johnson is best known for his 'A Dictionary of the English Language', and for being the subject of James Boswell's monumental biography. He is also known for being a distinguished man of letters, possibly the best letter writer in English history. Volume I, 1731-1772, illustrated with a frontispiece, and four leaves of plates.  Collated, complete. Volume II, 1773-1776, unopened in the original plastic. Volume III, 1777-1781,  unopened in the original plastic. Volume IV, 1782-1784, illustrated with a frontispiece, and four leaves of plates. Collated, complete. Volume V, appendixes and index, illustrated with a frontispiece. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrappers. Volume II and III are unopened in the original plastic. Externally, fine. Dustwrappers with some minor edgewear and a few light marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine.
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Very Good. 1892 edition. Ex-library with numbers on spine and stamps on the pastedowns. Very good with cracked back hinge, slight wear to the top and bottom of the spine, and browning to the endpapers.
Publisher:
(London) Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1952.
Published:
1952
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
11594289197
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Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. Collected & edited by R. W. Chapman. 8vo. Three page frontispiece of letter. vii, 531 pp. Original red cloth binding. Bookplate front pastedown, bottom corner of first 50 pages bumped, else a tight near fine book in a near fine plus spine darkened price clipped DJ.
