Half Leather
1811 · Boston | New York
by Samuel Johnson | Arthur Murphy (Editor)
Boston | New York: Hastings, Etheridge and Bliss | William Durell, 1811. Half Leather. Very Good binding. Volumes I-IV only of a twelve volume set, of the Works of Samuel Johnson, edited by Arthur Murphy. Vol. I & II published by Hastings, Etheridge and Bliss in 1809; Vol. III & IV published by William Durell in 1811. Engraved frontispiece in Vol. I, II, & IV. Scattered foxing and some offsetting to the type. Armorial bookplates of Thomas Hamilton Hoge Patterson, of Philadelphia. Half tan morocco over marbled paper boards, with gilt decorations and morocco labels on the spine. All edges marbled. Very Good. Very Good binding.
(Inventory #: 285906)