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1786réf. 89347London: Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly 1786. Third Edition Revised and Corrected. Octavo. 21.5cm. Bound in a rather spectacular 20th century mossy green ripple patterned vellum with a red leather and gilt title label. xv;1; 442pp.;1 ads. Some sunning to spine panel very light wear to extremities clean tight and very striking; internally clean and fresh plain endpapers half title present without map as issued gathering "O" slightly proud and with a pinhole of damage to the title page affecting the "L" in "Journal." a little thumbing and soiling in places otherwise a very good tidy copy in a rather delightful later binding. An account by James Boswell of the three-month journey through the Highlands and islands of Scotland that he undertook with Samuel Johnson in 1773. Johnson later published his own version of the expedition A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland in 1775. Johnson perhaps predictably sticks to the improving topographical observation fashionable at the time whereas Boswell's account probably has a case for being the shared ancestor of the Rough Guide/Lonely Planet Guide style of travel writing preferring engaging anecdote and less predictable slightly voyeuristic in places observations both of the people and the places but also of Johnson himself. The retained ad leaf is for Boswell's "Life of Johnson" "Preparing for the Press in one Volume Quarto. Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly unknown books
réf. 63-1696London: Robert Hardwicke 1870. 8vo. Loose Sections of Hand-Colored Lithographs ca. 125 pp. Good pages unbound a few with light foxing/staining else VG. Notations in pencil. London: Robert Hardwicke, [1870]. unknown
2012réf. E3-00140Holt McDougal 2012. hardcover. New. 10x9x1. Ship within 24hrs. 100% Satisfaction is Our #1 Goal! Holt McDougal hardcover
1904réf. LTH14-B-14London: Henry Frowde Oxford University Press 1904. Vellum. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. A beautifully bound two volume set of Boswell's famous biographical work. Complete in two volumes. Oxford Edition. The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. 1791 is a biography of Dr. Samuel Johnson written by James Boswell. It is regarded as an important stage in the development of the modern genre of biography; many have claimed it as the greatest biography written in English. Re-bound in decorative quarter vellum bindings with red cloth covered boards. Externally generally smart lightly rubbed in places. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean. There is an ink inscription to the recto of front free end papers in both volumes. Very Good Indeed Henry Frowde Oxford University Press hardcover
réf. 6680404Oxford University Press OUP . Hardback. New. Oxford University Press OUP hardcover
2005réf. DADAX0754645193Routledge 2005-12-06. hardcover. New. 6.75x0.75x9.50. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Routledge hardcover
réf. BN555737Penguin Classics. The Life of Samuel Johnson Penguin Classics The Life of Samuel Johnson Penguin Classics James Boswell Penguin Classics unknown
1930réf. 33628London: G. Bell and Sons Limited 1930. First Edition the Large Paper Edition Limited to Three Hundred and Fifty Copies Signed by the Artist. This copy is number 35. With an engraved and illustrated title-page featuring Johnson and Boswell strolling through London and with 54 additional full-page engravings throughout as well as a map at the rear endleaves featuring the journey of Boswell and Johnson to Scotland and the Hebrides. Thick royal 8vo handsomely bound in the publisher's polished grained cloth the spine lettered in gilt the upper cover with a gilt illustrative device showing Boswell and Johnson strolling with one another top edge gilt. xx 609 pp. A very fine copy of this edition beautifully preserved and in a very pleasing condition a tight clean and crisp copy the text and plates all bright and especially fresh the binding strong solid and very attractive virtually pristine. A VERY HANDSOME COPY OF TWO OF THE GREAT BOOKS OF THE AGE BOUND TOGETHER INTO THIS FAMOUS PRESENTATION WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY ERNEST SHEPARD SIGNED BY HIM. Celebrated for its intimacy and vividness Boswell's Life of Johnson "is one of the best books in the world. It is assuredly a great very great work. Homer is not more decidedly the first of heroic Poets--Shakespeare is not more decidedly the first of Dramatists--Demosthenes is not more decidedly the first of Orators than Boswell is the first of Biographers." Macauley in the Edinburgh Review 1831. Boswell learned a great deal about the art of biography from his subject and brought to his task boundless curiosity persistence and zest. The tour proved to be inspirational for both men. Johnson published A JOURNEY TO THE WESTERN ISLANDS OF SCOTLAND in 1775 and Boswell in addition to this work used his notes from the tour extensively in his LIFE OF JOHNSON published in 1791. "As a narrative of personal adventures Boswell's account is to be preferred to Johnson's. Naturally such a work as was true of everything concerning Dr. Johnson aroused great interest which was heightened by Boswell's frankness in expressing opinions about his hosts as well as by his naiveté in relating incidents that did not reflect credit to himself" Cox. This is a very handsomely bound and readable copy of these two masterworks. G. Bell and Sons, Limited hardcover
2020réf. x-1119142881Blackwell Pub 2020. Hardcover. New. 550 pages. 10.25x7.00x1.25 inches. Blackwell Pub hardcover
réf. Bloomsbury-9780275924171Praeger. Hardback. New. 314 pages Praeger hardcover
réf. Bloomsbury-9780275924171Praeger. Hardback. New. 314 pages Praeger hardcover
réf. Bloomsbury-9780313267260Praeger. Hardback. New. 253 pages Praeger hardcover
réf. Bloomsbury-9780313267260Praeger. Hardback. New. 253 pages Praeger hardcover
2004réf. 1004260006McDougal Littell 2004. Hardcover. Good. Book Leaves in 1 Business Day or Less! Leaves Same Day if Received by 2 pm EST! Cover has some wear mostly corners and binding. Good. Multiple copies available. MI McDougal Littell hardcover
1859réf. 866A17London: Henry G Bohn 1859. Cloth. Good. 6.5" by 4". Not Stated . James Boswell's famous biography of Samuel Johnson in ten volumes featuring illustrations and valuable additions. Complete in ten volumes. Celebrated work of Scottish biographer James Boswell often described as one of the greatest English biographies of all time. With engraved frontispiece and additional engraved title page to each volume as well as twenty-eight further plates including views portraits facsimiles &c. Some folding. Complete with half titles.Including 'A Journal of his Tour to the Hebrides Tour in Wales Correspondence with Mrs Thrale &c.' With additions and notes by the Right Hon J Wilson Croker revised and enlarged under his direction by John Wright. Samuel Johnson was an English author well-known in the literary world for his many lasting contributions to various areas of humanist art including poetry essay-writing biography and more. He is described by the 'Oxford Dictionary of National Biographies' as the most distinguished man of letters in English history. This biography is notable for its extensive reports of Johnson's conversation compiled through Boswell's acquaintance of Johnson since 1763. Originally published in 1791. In the original publisher's uniform full cloth binding with decorative embossing to boards and spine gilt lettering to spine. Externally with light bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities back strip faded damp marking to boards. Bookseller embossed stamp to front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Odd light spotting to occasional leaf pages otherwise generally bright and clean. Good Henry G Bohn hardcover
réf. 41583London: Printed for G. Cowie and Co. 1824. 4 Vols. 8vo 215 x 140 mm 2 439 1; 2 443; 2 426; 2 472pp. engraved portrait frontispiece offset onto title page one folding engraved plate some occasional foxing of text contemporary calf neatly rebacked spines tooled in gilt red leather lettering piece. Provenance: Each volume with the engraved armorial bookplate of Charles Simeon 1759-1836 Vicar of Holy Trinity Cambridge for 54 years from 1782 until his death. Simeon a contemporary of John Wesley William Wilberforce and a founder member of the Church Mission Society; presentation inscription at head of title page. London: Printed for G. Cowie and Co., 1824 hardcover
réf. 64491266Edinburgh University Press . Hardback. New. pp. 420 1st Edition Edinburgh University Press hardcover
réf. 6466589Edinburgh University Press . Hardback. New. pp. 320 1st Edition Edinburgh University Press hardcover
réf. 651773604Edinburgh University Press . Hardback. New. pp. 320 1st Edition Edinburgh University Press hardcover
réf. b16760New York: Bigelow Brown n.d. circa 1900. Hardcover. Fine. All six volumes are near fine in dark blue cloth-covered boards with light wear to the paper spine labels. Top edges gilt. All frontispiece plates intact and in fine condition. No interior markings of any sort. Bigelow, Brown, n.d. [circa 1900] hardcover
réf. 651788717Edinburgh University Press . Hardback. New. pp. 544 1st Edition Edinburgh University Press hardcover
1859réf. 10896Routledge Warnes and Routledge. London. 1859. Four volumes bound in two. 8vo. 7.6 x 5.3 inches. Illustrated throughout with fine engravings some full page. Contemporary fine bindings of half dark reen calf. Spines with raised bands with decorative gilt tooling. Gilt ruling decoration and lettering to compartments. Red title labels ruled and lettered in gilt. Marbled paper to boards and endpapers. All edges marbled. Overall a very good clean set in attractive nineteenth century bindings. -- This edition was edited by Robert Carruthers. Routledge, Warnes, and Routledge. London. 1859 hardcover
réf. 28293Oxford: Clarendon Press 1934 . Crimson cloth with gold embossing all in original d.w's spine of wrappers tanned but otherwise very good indeed internally fine 6 volumes. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1934 hardcover
1859réf. BOSWELLJ015067Routledge Warnes and Routledge London. 1859. New edition ''elucidated by copious notes and illustrated with numerous portraits views and characteristic designs engraved from authentic sources. Four volumes bound into one. Octavo. pp xxvi 291 1; viii 296; viii 298; vii 300. Period bindings of full polished calf with raised bands elaborate gilt decorations in compartments marbled edges and endpapers morocco title-labels in red and green.A very good set with some light rubbing to the edges of the covers. Attractive bindings. Routledge, Warnes, and Routledge, London. hardcover
1901réf. 002234London: J. M. Dent and Co 1901. Leather scuffed to extremities base edges foxed top gilt edges slightly dusty front hinges cracked. Otherwise clean and tight. Half - Leather. Very Good. 8vo. J. M. Dent and Co Hardcover
