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1810rif. 2018Philadelphia: John F. Watson 1810. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good -. Octavo 413pp. A good copy at best in contemporary full brown calf with red morocco spine label. A smoker's copy with the front board partly detached but holding by the binder's cords. Old sticker on the front board removable with enough patience. Spine ends worn and some soiling to the boards. Moderate foxing internally and some dampstains to the first and last few leaves. Contemporary ownership signature on a front blank. An unrestored copy. Despite defects still overall a clean though not bright copy internally. This first American edition published a few dacedes after the first English edition is uncommon in the marketplace. John F. Watson hardcover
1810rif. 61250Philadelphia:: Published by John F. Watson 1810. First American edition; "From the London Edition Revised and Corrected by the Author.". old mottled sheep. . Corner torn away from pp. 143-44 without loss of text; endsheets lightly foxed with age-toning to text block; front cover nearly detached and rear cover starting; light wear at corners. 8vo. Published by John F. Watson, unknown
1804rif. 110965London: T. Cadell and W. Davies in the Strand 1804 Book. Fair. Leather. Fourth Edition. Complete four volume biography "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". The boards and front endpapers of Volume I are detached; each volume has significant wear and age-toning. T. Cadell and W. Davies, in the Strand hardcover
1840rif. 54916New York: Alexander V. Blake Publishers 1840. A New Edition. Hardcover. Very good condition. Quarto. xiii ii 563 566 12pp. Original full leather boards with gilt lettering and ruling on dark brown labels of spine; raised bands. Marbled edges and endpapers. Frontispiece engraving of Samuel Johnson in volume one and a frontispiece of Johnson with facsimile note of Boswell in volume two both with tissue guards. New edition with numerous additions and notes by John Wilson Croker. With appendices at rear of both volumes and an index at rear of volume two. Contains twelve pages of publisher's advertisements at rear of volume two. Bindings with some medium scuffing along edges. Some light staining and faint penciled cross on verso of first volume. Light offsetting on front cover of volume two light staining and indentation on back cover here. Small bookplate on inside cover of volume one. Alexander V. Blake, Publishers hardcover
1925rif. 23636Boston: Charles E. Lauriat Company 1925. Hardcover. Very good. Single volume 1172 pp extensively illustrarted containing all three volumes in this set. 10" x 7.5" x 2.75" bound in three quarter leather and light brown cloth with marbled endpapers all edges gilt. Leather scuffed at extremities binding sound text pristine. Due to weight shipping cost will be more than standard for priority or international orders. Charles E. Lauriat Company hardcover
1983rif. 102185Franklin Center:: Franklin Library. Near Fine. 1983. Hardcover. Complete in three volumes. Edited by R. W. Chapman. Revised by J. D. Fleeman. Limited edition. Octavos fully bound in dark blue leather with gilt lettering and design raised bands along spines all edges gilt silk moire endpapers sewn-in ribbon bookmarks. All volumes are about fine. . Franklin Library, hardcover
1891rif. 2335142London: George Routledge and Sons Limited 1891. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Reynolds Joshua. The Library Edition.' 1 inch split to cloth along front joint of first volume endpapers foxed front hinge of first and third volumes just beginning to weaken front and rear hinges of second and fifth volumes weakening some pages unopened. 1891 Hard Cover. Complete in five volumes. lxii 381; 398; 400 4; 390 4; 424 4 pp. Navy blue cloth gilt titles frontispiece portraits by Sir Joshua Reynolds edited by Henry Morley includes advertisements and prefaces from several editions including John Wilson Croker's. Samuel Johnson byname Dr. Johnson born September 18 1709 Lichfield Staffordshire England - died December 13 1784 London English critic biographer essayist poet and lexicographer regarded as one of the greatest figures of 18th-century life and letters. Johnson once characterized literary biographies as "mournful narratives" and he believed that he lived "a life radically wretched." Yet his career can be seen as a literary success story of the sickly boy from the Midlands who by talent tenacity and intelligence became the foremost literary figure and the most formidable conversationalist of his time. For future generations Johnson was synonymous with the later 18th century in England. The disparity between his circumstances and achievement gives his life its especial interest. - Britannica George Routledge and Sons, Limited hardcover
1816rif. 54679London: T. Cadell and W. Davies 1816. Octavo 22cm in four volumes. In contemporary brown calf with blind roll and double gilt frame to boards; gilt tooling to board edges rebacked in brown leather titled in gilt on spines all edges marbled; brown endpapers; vol I: ii i-xxxviii 1-481pp; vol II: ii 1 496pp; vol III: ii 1-483pp; vol IV: ii 1-530pp; with frontispiece portrait by W. T. Fry and folding plate with handwriting facsimiles in vol. I and folding plate with "Round Robin" facsimile in vol. II. Vols II-IV with ownership inscriptions of "J. M. Beatty 1869" and "W. E. Hall / Bridge of Allan." Clean upright copies in sturdy bindings board edges rubbed damage to vol. I f.f.e.p. where bookplate was removed and one-cm tear to "Round Robin" plate at hinge: Good. POTTLE 88. T. Cadell and W. Davies unknown
1924rif. 8137London: Navarre Society 1924. Hardcover. Otherwise very good condition. A handsome reprint of the 1st edition printed in 1791 with many plates incl. facsimiles from autograph letters etc. 3 vols tall thick 8vo top edge gilt foredge uncut. Original maroon & gilt cloth pristine unusually with the original printed dust jackets in very good condition; chipped at top edge. A very fine set indeed. Navarre Society hardcover
1984rif. 88070Garden City New York: Doubleday & Company Inc 1984. First Edition stated presumed first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Good. Lawrence Ratzkin Jacket photograph. viii 2 300 2 pages. DJ has some wearm tears chips and soiling. Inscribed by the author on the fep. Inscription reads To Nancy I hope you enjoy these pieces especially since I understand that you've been surrounded by serious fans since your days of following the Hollywood Stars. Good luck and best wishes Tom Boswell. A collection of essays on the sport of baseball its myths superstars pennant races strategies ballparks and other facets of the national pastime. Thomas M. Boswell born October 11 1947 in Washington D.C. is an American sports columnist. Boswell has spent his entire career at the Washington Post joining it shortly after graduating from Amherst College in 1969. He became a Post columnist in 1984. Writing primarily about baseball he is credited with inventing the total average statistic. In 1994 he appeared several times in the Ken Burns series Baseball sharing insightful commentary into the history of America's national pastime; he appeared again in "The Tenth Inning" Burns' 2010 extension of the series. In addition to the Post he has written for Esquire GQ Playboy and Inside Sports. He also makes frequent television appearances. Derived from a Kirkus review: Most of the pieces in this second collection are purposeful studies of the game. Take entry on the '82 Orioles: "Bred to a Harder Thing Than Triumph." gives us an inside look at a tough pennant race Pieces on ballparks how baseball differs in each on types of manager "Little Napoleons Peeless Leaders" on umpires "Lives of Noisy Desperation" on pitching rotations "How to Control the Arms Race" on catchers "Half Gurus Half Beasts of Burden"--have interesting content. "The Importance of Being Third" contrasts how Brooks Robinson and Graig Nettles play the position. "Nine Against One" is a dandy appreciation of the niceties of defense. Along with other myths like the notions that an 0-2 pitch should always be a ball a 2-0 pitch a strike Boswell reviews the revolution in swings started by Hank Aaron "codified" by Charlie Lau. There are a couple of nice feature pieces: on the coming-of-age of college baseball; on the ever-present past--old-timers' gatherings and games. Boswell says in the closing title piece: ""Baseball offers us pleasure and insight at so many levels and in so many forms." Doubleday & Company, Inc hardcover
1922rif. 322959Garden City: Doubleday Page & Company for Gabriel Wells 1922. Limited Temple Bar Edition. Hardcover. Good. 10 vols. A complete set of ten hardcover books in very good condition with worn dustjackets. Pale drip stains down each volume's spine mostly affecting the jackets only including occasional bits of stuck-on paper from the jackets. All spines lightly tanned. Spine of volume 1 is bent down the middle. Small tears at the top of volume 1 and 3's spines. Faint spotty discoloration on cover of volume 8. Some patchy toning on the endpapers mirroring the jacket flaps. Light stain in margins of last 25 or so pages in volume 9. Otherwise text unmarked and binding tight across the set. The jackets are badly chipped and torn. Back panel entirely gone from volume 1's jacket. However the majority of each jacket is present. Temple Bar Edition edited by Clement Shorter. Limited edition; #561 out of 785 sets. Illustrated with occasional black and white plates. Doubleday, Page & Company, for Gabriel Wells hardcover
1938rif. B2688London: The Limited Edition Club 1938. A very good set. Edition: limited edition # 303 of 1500 Binding: contemporary full cloth flat spine with red label. 3 frontis portraits at the beginning of each volume. Size: small 4to Illustration: 3 frontis portraits at the beginning of each volume. Volume: 3 volumes Pages: Volume 1. P. half-title 1 blank frontis title printer’s imprint v-lviii 1 blank half-title blank 1-466; Volume 2. P. half-title 1 blank frontis title printer’s imprint half-title blank 1-486; Volume 3. P. half-title 1 blank frontis title printer’s imprint half-title blank 1-473. Category: Book Literature; Book Biography The Limited Edition Club hardcover
rif. 0557119294.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
18594 vols., 8vo., with four engraved frontispieces, engraved and printed titles, and very numerous wood-engraved illustrations throughout, neat contemporary signature on printed titles, some very light, occasional and inoffensive spotting; original patterned cloth elaborately blocked in blind, backs gilt extra, lightly rubbed at headbands (without material loss) one or two corners lightly bruised else a very good, clean copy. With the contemporary trade ticket of M. Ogle of Glasgow on front paste-down, and the binder's ticket of Leighton Son & Hodge on rear paste-down. With 4pp publisher's catalogue bound in at end of fourth volume. An early reissue of the National Illustrated Library Edition, the first illustrated version, first published in 1851. It is a reprint of Malone's sixth edition with a few original notes. 'The illustrations are profuse and useful' (Pottle). A SPLENDID, WHOLLY UNRESTORED AND ENTIRELY TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF A MID-VICTORIAN EDITION COMPLETE WITH PATTERNED CLOTH BINDING, PIBLISHER'S ADVERTISEMENT AND BOOKSELLER'S AND BINDER'S TICKETS. Leighton Son & Hodge were leading trade and remnant binders of the latter half of the nineteenth century. Pottle, 94 (recording the NLI 1851 edition).
2001rif. Q-0618050507McDougal Littell 2001-01-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! McDougal Littell hardcover
1987rif. x-0275924173Praeger Pub Text 1987. Hardcover. New. 320 pages. 9.75x6.50x1.25 inches. Praeger Pub Text hardcover
rif. 1783270454.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1983rif. 176First edition thus complete in three volumes. Fine hardcover books. Quite heavy; may require additional shipping fees. Shipped securely in a padded box from Edmonton Alberta Canada. Please send a message if you have any questions or would like to see additional photos. Larger items may require additional shipping fees. Thanks for looking! Franklin Press hardcover
2023rif. x-0323939694Elsevier 2023. Hardcover. New. 240 pages. 9.25x6.18x0.67 inches. Elsevier hardcover
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1993rif. 116870Edinburg Scotland: Edinburgh University Press 1993. 1st . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. 8 pages b/w Plates. 1st thus edition; dj w/small closed tear at flap fold in mylar; black c w/gilt spine titles; 570 clean un markedd pages/bibliographical references p. xxiii-xxx and index. Edinburgh University Press hardcover
1785rif. 34160London: Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly 1785. 2nd edition. Leather. Good . 2nd edition 1785. A Good copy. Early 19th century rebind with the older backstrip laid down. Binders end papers; with original half title in front and errata sheet at rear. Text age toning. Old note dated 1828 describing the 'finding' of this in London in 1828. Back strip with original title label now dry and darkened. Printed by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly unknown
1874rif. 23427London: Bickers and Son 1874. Leather. Very Good . 1874 edition with some of the Author's notes from the third edition. 3 volume set complete. A Very Good set. 8vo. Vol.1 xx m 538; Vol.2 527; Vol.3 525 pp. illustrated with an engraved portrait frontispiece folding plates folding maps. Uniformly bound in half calf and marbled paper over boards; title and volume on red and black morocco labels on the spine. All edges marbled; marbled end papers. Spines slightly sunned/dulled. A handsome set Very Good . This work originally published in 1791 represents a landmark in the development of the modern genre of biography. It is notable for its extensive reports of Johnson's conversation. Many have claimed it as the greatest biography written in English. Bickers and Son unknown
1890rif. 000561London: George Routledge and Sons n.d. ca. 1890. Hardcover. Very Good . 5 Volumes in 3 12mo 5 x 7 xxxii 292 viii 298 viii 298 viii 300 xxvi 360 pages profusely illustrated. Practically unused. The covers exhibit minor staining from handling or storage minor shelf wear most evident at the extremes of the back strips. George Routledge and Sons hardcover
