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... printed in ten volumes in 1818 ; and in 1825 appeared no fewer than four editions : Talboys ' edition , still called the best , in nine volumes , Lynam's in six , another in two , and an edition printed at Philadelphia . Upon this ...
... printed in ten volumes in 1818 ; and in 1825 appeared no fewer than four editions : Talboys ' edition , still called the best , in nine volumes , Lynam's in six , another in two , and an edition printed at Philadelphia . Upon this ...
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... printing almost always con- cern themselves rather with the decorations of printing than with the plain print itself ... printed pages ( or pairs of pages ) , however beautiful they may be , rapidly becomes tedious . They have neither ...
... printing almost always con- cern themselves rather with the decorations of printing than with the plain print itself ... printed pages ( or pairs of pages ) , however beautiful they may be , rapidly becomes tedious . They have neither ...
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... printed in 1717 — is to our thinking worth a thousand of the Bensleys and Bulmers who follow . We had hoped for specimens of even finer things ; the title - page of Pope's Iliad , also printed by Bowyer , and a flawless example of its ...
... printed in 1717 — is to our thinking worth a thousand of the Bensleys and Bulmers who follow . We had hoped for specimens of even finer things ; the title - page of Pope's Iliad , also printed by Bowyer , and a flawless example of its ...
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Samuel Johnson | 1 |
Johnsons Reputation | 7 |
The Making of the Life of Johnson | 20 |
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