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‎James Boswell‎

‎The Life of Samuel Johnson‎

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‎James Boswell‎

‎The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D.‎

‎Paperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. is an unchanged high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1867. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science travel and expeditions cooking and nu paperback‎

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‎James Boswell‎

‎The Life of Samuel Johnson‎

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‎James Boswell‎

‎The Life of Samuel Johnson‎

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‎James Boswell‎

‎The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D.:Vol. IV‎

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Bookseller reference : ria9783375151546_inp ISBN : 3375151543 9783375151546

‎James Boswell‎

‎The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D.:Vol. III‎

‎Paperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Reprint of the original first published in 1858. paperback‎

Bookseller reference : ria9783375150402_inp ISBN : 3375150407 9783375150402

‎James Boswell‎

‎The Life of Samuel Johnson‎

‎London: Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly 1791. First Edition First Printing. Rebound in Full Leather. First edition first printing with "gve" for "give" on page 135. Measuring approximately 10.75" x 9" with 516 & 588 numbered pages. Finely bound in full leather with marbled endsheets. Housed in a custom cloth slipcase.<br /> <br /> These volumes are in very good condition. Moderate darkening and cracking to the leather on the spines. Moderate wear to the board edges. Frontispiece in volume one is offered in facsimile. Several scattered instances of marginalia from a previous owner. <br /> <br /> Samuel Johnson 1709–1784 was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet playwright essayist moralist literary critic sermonist biographer editor and lexicographer. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography calls him "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history"<br /> <br /> Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.<br /> <br /> Inventory # P1-98. Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 6914

‎James Boswell‎

‎THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON‎

‎New York: International Collectors Library 1945. International Collectors Library Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Superficial scuff to spine. International Collectors Library hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 201152

‎James Boswell‎

‎The Life of Samuel Johnson LL. D. Comprehending an Account of his Studies and Numerous Works in Chronological Order; A Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition Never Before Published the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great-Britain for Near Half a Century During which He Flourished‎

‎London: T. Cadell; F. C. and J. Rivington et al 1822. Leather. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A complete ninth edition set of James Boswell's authoritative biography of Samuel Johnson bound in half calf. The ninth edition revised and augmented. Complete in four volumes. Uniformly bound in half calf with marbled paper covered boards.This work is commonly regarded as the greatest biography written in the English language recounting the life of eminent English writer Samuel Johnson. Johnson made lasting contributions as a poet essayist literary critic biographer and lexicographer often noted for his monumental 'Dictionary of the English Language' which he completed after nine years. This biography among his diaries and correspondence is the best known work of James Boswell whose mass of letters and private papers published by Yale University transformed his reputation.With an engraved frontispiece and folding facsimile to Vol I. Uniformly bound in half calf with marbled paper covered boards. Externally with rubbing to the extremitis and slight scuffing to the paper covered boards. Darkening to the spines' leather. Internally pages 103-106 detached but present to Vol I otherwise firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with occasional scattered spotting heaviest to the first and last few leaves. Good T. Cadell; F. C. and J. Rivington et al hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 953Y43

‎James Boswell‎

‎The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. 2 volumns‎

‎<p>Spine loose in one place There is a front page of a DJ inside one of the books. They are discolored at front page and one book has a crease in its cover. All i n all in remarkable condition. See photos.</p> George Bayntun hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 2028

‎James Boswell‎

‎The Life of Samuel Johnson: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides to Which are Added Anecdotes By Hawkins Piozzi Murphy Tyers Reynolds Steevens &c. Vol VII of X‎

‎John Murray 1835. Hardcover. Very Good. 1835. No edition remarks. 381 pages. No dust jacket. Half bound chestnut leather with brown cloth covered boards and gilt lettering to spine by Henderson and Bisset. Black and white frontispieces. Marbled endpapers. Gilt top edge to textblock. Pages with some foxing and tanning particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear. John Murray hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 1752143603BMH

‎James Boswell‎

‎The Life of Samuel Johnson: Including a Journal of his Tour of the Hebrides Vol VIII of X‎

‎John Murray 1835. Hardcover. Very Good. 1835. No edition remarks. 431 pages. Half bound chestnut leather with brown cloth covered boards and gilt lettering to spine by Henderson and Bisset. Black and white frontispieces with tissue guard. Marbled endpapers. Gilt top edge to textblock. Pages with some foxing and tanning particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear. John Murray hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 1752143448BMH

‎JAMES BOSWELL‎

‎THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON LL.D. By JAMES BOSWELL 1963 Heritage Press in 3 VOLS‎

‎THE HERITAGE PRESS 1963. hardcover. Books are in excellent condition. 0x0x0. THE HERITAGE PRESS hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : M3-400yz5

‎James Boswell‎

‎The Life of Samuel Johnson in 4 Volumes‎

‎The Phoenix Book Company Ltd. London. Book Hardcover. Good. No date. Blue cloth bumped gilt top edge. Some brown spots on outer block and on the odd page internally. The Phoenix Book Company Ltd., London hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 17059

‎James Boswell‎

‎The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. 2nd ed 3 vol‎

‎Charles Dilly 1793. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket. Three volumes leatherbound. First octavo edition revised and augmented. Covers shelfworn. Bookplate of John Clarke Stoughton inside each front cover. Three small clippings on the first two pages. Charles Dilly hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 113260

‎James Boswell‎

‎The Life of Samuel Johnson including A Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides‎

‎London: John Murray 1831. Five Volumes. A new edition with numerous additions and notes by John Wilson Croker. Each volume with an engraved frontispiece portrait one engraved folding map and one engraved facsimile document. 18th century tree calf gilt spines gilt in compartments with green morocco lettering labels marbled edges. Minor spotting internally some offsetting from frontispieces to title pages Front hinges for volume 1 & 5 starting but holding. Generally VG or better set. John Murray unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 30003

‎James Boswell‎

‎The Life of Samuel Johnson‎

‎London: Printed for the Proprietors 1819. Leather. Good. 7" by 4.5". None. The new edition complete in four volumes of James Boswell's acclaimed biography of Samuel Johnson in half green calf with a monochrome portrait frontispiece of Johnson and folding facsimiles of his handwriting. The new edition complete in four volumes of James Boswell's acclaimed biography of Samuel Johnson in half green calf.With a monochrome portrait frontispiece of Johnson and folding facsimiles of his handwriting volume one this is a detailed and beautifully bound set of what is still considered one of the greatest English biographies.In half green calf with marbled boards and gilt decoration and titling along the spines.The Life of Samuel Johnson is a biography of English writer and literary critic Samuel Johnson. It represents a landmark in the development of the modern genre of biography and many have called it the greatest biography ever written. In half green calf with marbled boards and decorative gilt. Externally generally smart with noticeable bumping to extremities. Some areas of loss to joints and heads and tails of spines in particular. Age toning to cloth boards. Fading to spines and extremities. Some loss to gilt on spines. Internally firmly bound. Marginal age toning to pages and spotting throughout heavier to first and last pages. Lightly faded marbled fore edges. Good Printed for the Proprietors hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 981R4

‎James Boswell‎

‎The Life of Samuel Johnson LL. D Vol. 1 of 5: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works in Chronological Order; A Series of His . Persons; And Various Original Pieces of His C‎

‎hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 0483576212.G ISBN : 0483576212 9780483576216

‎James Boswell‎

‎The Life of Samuel Johnson and Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides‎

‎London: Office of the National Illustrated Library 1851-1852. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5". Various. A complete set of illustrated editions of James Boswell's celebrated works on Samuel Johnson. Contains all four volumes of Johnson's Life and his Tour. A charming illustrated edition of James Boswell's The Life of Samuel Johnson in 4 volumes and Journal of a Tour to the Herbrides. Published by the Office of the National Illustrated Library in 1851 and 1852 respectively. A complete set.In the publisher's original cloth with blind stamp detail. A frontispiece in each volume. All sixty illustrations in volume 1. All fifty-one illustrations in volume 2. A folding letter as well as fifty-two illustrations in volume 3. All forty-seven illustrations in volume 4 and all forty-six illustrations in Journal. Collated complete.Includes eight additional advertising pages at the end of vol.1 including specimen pages.Boswell first met Johnson at a bookshop as a young man and the two quickly became friends. Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides concerned the pair's much-loved tour of the Scottish Highlands and Western islands in 1773. First published in 1785 shortly after Johnson's death with much success.Inspired Boswell compiled his notes and what followed was Boswell's 4 volume The Life of Samuel Johnson often considered to be the greatest biography in the English language. Boswell approached his biography as a compelling narrative which works very well with illustrations as seen in this edition. In the publisher's original cloth with blind stamp detail. Externally smart. Slight fading to spines joints and extremities heavier to volume 1 and Tour spines and to front boards of volumes 1 and 4. Small signs of shelf wear to extremities and minor bumping to heads and tails of spine. Bumping heavier to Tour where cloth has slightly lifted. Cloth has slightly lifted to joint at front board of volume 1. Minimal marks with one small mark to spine of Tour and front board of volume 1. A faint line across boards of volume 1. End papers are generally bright and clean with volumes 1 2 and 3. Very minor spotting to extremities of rear end papers of volume 4. Heavy offsetting to end papers of Tour. Internally volumes 2-4 and Tour are firmly bound. Volume 1 is generally firmly bound with slight signs of wear between leaves pp.192-193 and pp.206-207. Pages are generally bright and clean with the odd spot very rare in volume 1 and only final leaves of volume 2. Spotting heavier to leaves pp.83-93 of volume 4 and pp.33-45 of Journal. Good Office of the National Illustrated Library hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 985N22

‎James Boswell‎

‎The Life of Samuel Johnson 4 vol‎

‎Baynes and Son 1826. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket. Four volumes. ".Comprehending an account of his studies and works in chronological order; a series of his epistolary correspondence conversations with man eminent persons; and original pieces of his composition: the whole exhibiting a view of literature and literary men in Great Britain for near half a century during which he flourished." With Malone's note and illustrations as well as the first appearance of Piozzi's "Anecdotes of Dr. Johnson." <br /> <br /> Covers shelfworn and faded along edges. Baynes and Son hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 115118

‎James Boswell‎

‎The Life of Samuel Johnson Volume VI - Part II Esprios Classics: Edited by George Birkbeck Hill‎

‎Blurb 2024. Paperback. Fine. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations. Blurb paperback‎

Bookseller reference : H-161-857 ISBN : 1034628941 9781034628941

‎James Boswell‎

‎The Life of Samuel Johnson; LL.D. Volume 1 1819‎

‎1819. Paperback. USED. THIS RARE/ANTIQUE BOOK PUBLISHED IN THE YEAR 1819 BY R.Edwards Crane Court HAVING 360 PGS AND SIZE 4.006.50 WRITTEN IN English. THE BOOK IS IN READABLE CONDITION Originally in Unbound with some issues like Unbound All book Effective With Pin hall and some Pin Holes. THE IMAGE OF THIS BOOK IS GIVEN FOR YOUR REFERENCE. WE CAN REBIND THE SAME IN LEATHER BINDING FOR EXTRA $ 25. paperback‎

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‎James Boswell‎

‎THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON LL.D. Volumes I-III‎

‎London: J.M. Dent & Co 1901. Hardcover. Very Good. 3 vols. 458p; 464p; 466p. A set of three hardcover books bound in green cloth. Very good condition. Extremely pale speckles on spines. Air bubbles forming under cloth along the edge of volume 2's front cover; faint circular scratch on back cover. Spine of volume 3 barely bent down the middle. Each volume contains the small bookplate of a previous owner. Otherwise text unmarked and binding tight. An attractive vintage edition of Boswell's classic! Illustrated by Herbert Railton edited by Arnold Glover and introduced by Austin Dobson. J.M. Dent & Co hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 322910

‎James Boswell, Esq‎

‎The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides: Volumes 1-10‎

‎London: John Murray 1835. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good. First printing of this edition.Ten volume set in three-quarter green leather with green cloth top edge gilt gilt titles on ribbed spine with gilt bordered compartments gilt ruled corners and front cover marbled endpapers. Each volume has two engraved frontispieces and they are different in each volume. Includes the Croker notes and anecdotes by Hawkins Piozzi Murphy Tyers Reynolds Steevens &c. This edition has extra illustrations. Folding map in vol. four Round Robin fold-out in vol. six. Matching set clean and unmarked very nice solid bindings rubbed at the edges. Photos on request. <br/> <br/> John Murray hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 019457

‎James Boswell‎

‎The Life of Samuel Johnson in Two Volumes Sturgis & Walton 568 illusrations‎

‎Sturgis & Walton 1909T. hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. 2 Volumesrn1909 - Sturgis & WaltonrnHardcover. rnNo dust jacket.rnMinor cover wear.rnClean unmarked text. rnTight binding.rn Sturgis & Walton hardcover‎

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