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REPRODUCTION OF SOME OF THE ORIGINAL PROOF SHEETS OF BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON.
With a superb three page introduction by A. Edward Newton dated October 16th, 1923. No limitation given but a very small printing. About 100 pages with reproductions of many of the proof sheets along with Boswell's annotations. Adams was a noted Buffalo book collector whose collection was purchased by Donald and Mary Hyde. Covers stained along edges of covers and edges of preliminary and end pages.
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> Torre, Lillian De La, DR. SAM: JOHNSON, DETECTOR, BEING A LIGHT-HEARTED COLLECTION OF RECENTLY REVEAL'D EPISODES IN THE CAREER OF THE GREAT LEXICOGRAPHER, NARRATED AS FROM THE PEN OF JAMES BOSWELL.
> Eddy, Donald D. (editor), SALE CATALOGUES OF THE LIBRARIES OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, HESTER LYNCH THRALE (MRS. PIOZZI) AND JAMES BOSWELL.
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KATALOG DER IN DEN BIBLIOTHEKEN DER REGIERENDEN LINIE DES...
by Bohatta, Dr. Hanns
Text in German. Three volumes. Catalogue of books dating from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries held in the collection of the House of Prince Liechtenstein. Over 40,000 items listed. Uniform tanning to the wrappers and pages. Bottom corner of front wrapper and bottom corner of first several pages missing on volume one, does not affect text. Wear to the spines with some paper loss to the head and tail of volume three. Front wrapper and first page partially detached on volume three.
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