From Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A. Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 03 September 2014
Croker edition complete in ten volumes. 12mo. Later marbled paper covered boards with leather spines and corners, raised bands. Very Good overall. Marbled end papers. Contents are generally quite neat. From the personal collection of American author Osmond Tiffany with his bookplate on all front paste downs, perforation to title pages, small red stamps to verso; no other marks/wear as such. Leather worn at edges with some flaking, especially at heads. All boards attached; some hinges are a bit tender. A solid mid-19th century set of Boswell's classic biography of Samuel Johnson with two volumes of Johnsoniana and "upwards of fifty engraved illustrations.". Seller Inventory # 150502013
Title: The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. including ...
Publisher: John Murray, London
Publication Date: 1844
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Seller: Friends of JCL Vintage, Lenexa, KS, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Not Ex-Library - 1835 Croker Edition, possibly the first? - each volume 6 3/4" X 4 1/4" - Vol. 10 includes index - Clean text with no markings - light foxing - tight binding - Only vol.8 has partial separation on back hinge - boards covered in marbled paper have leather spines and corners - raised ridges and gold lettering on spine - leather is slightly worn especially on tops of spine - owner bookplate inside each front cover - Fast Shipping. Seller Inventory # 1103235-D-3-2
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Singing Saw Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Croker edition complete in ten volumes. 12mo. Later marbled paper covered boards with leather spines and corners, raised bands. Very Good overall. Marbled end papers. Contents are generally quite neat. From the personal collection of American author Osmond Tiffany with his bookplate on all front paste downs, perforation to title pages, small red stamps to verso; no other marks/wear as such. Leather worn at edges with some flaking, especially at heads. All boards attached; some hinges are a bit tender. A solid mid-19th century set of Boswell's classic biography of Samuel Johnson with two volumes of Johnsoniana and "upwards of fifty engraved illustrations.". Seller Inventory # 131132498
Quantity: 1 available