The New Boswell
Published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, 1923
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Aladdin Books, Fullerton, CA, U.S.A.Aladdin Books
AbeBooks seller since January 11, 2005
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 45.00
Quantity: 1 available
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AS IS--It appears that two leaves (four pages) of text--pp. iii-vi have been torn out. The balance of the book appears to be complete. Aside from the missing pages, the top corners are bumped, otherwise a nice vg+ copy in a scarce vg- dust jacket with shallow chipping at spine ends and a quarter size chip out near bottom corner of rear panel along with some typical dust soiling and other wear. An oddity: a humor book that brings Samuel Johnson's Boswell up to the 20th century---"Samuel Johnson's reactions to the Irish Question, Bolshevism, Auction Bridge, Dr. Coue and other equally modern questions as recorded by Boswell in Elysium. The author succeeds in in vivifying Johnson and Boswell in modern situations and ideas to a degree seldom achieved in such treatments of well-known literary or historical characters." Not only is the text in the style of Boswell/Johnson, but the type has deliberately been set in old fonts and style.
Seller Inventory # 009126
Bibliographic details
- Title
- The New Boswell
- Author
- Freeman, R.M. (faux Style Samuel Johnson)
- Publisher
- Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York
- Publication year
- 1923
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Dust jacket
- Very Good-
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- First Edition
- Seller catalogs
- Humor
Aladdin Books
Fullerton, CA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since January 11, 2005
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Aladdin Books has been selling fine books for over 30 years. Our showroom and warehouse is located about five miles north of Disneyland in Southern California. Visitors are welcome by appointment. Our specialties are magic and allied arts and cinema and television.
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Aladdin Books
CA, U.S.A.
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Owner Name: John T. Cannon dba Aladdin Books
Address: P.O. Box 152, Fullerton, CA 92836
Phone: 714: 738-6115
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