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Best.-Nr. 64491266Edinburgh University Press . Hardback. New. pp. 420 1st Edition Edinburgh University Press hardcover
Best.-Nr. 6466589Edinburgh University Press . Hardback. New. pp. 320 1st Edition Edinburgh University Press hardcover
Best.-Nr. 651773604Edinburgh University Press . Hardback. New. pp. 320 1st Edition Edinburgh University Press hardcover
Best.-Nr. 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
Best.-Nr. 651788717Edinburgh University Press . Hardback. New. pp. 544 1st Edition Edinburgh University Press hardcover
1859Best.-Nr. 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
Best.-Nr. 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
1859Best.-Nr. 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
1901Best.-Nr. 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
1924Best.-Nr. 521993 uniformed volumes volume 1 xxxii 433 pages with 32 plates volume 2 vii 479 pages with 19 plates volume 3 vii 577 pages with 21 plates Published by Navarre Society Limited unknown
1831Best.-Nr. 005416London: John Murray. A five Volume set in brown half leather with 4 raised bands to spine red title labels and gilt title lettering. Dated 1831 on each title page with different engraved frontis portrait of Johnson in each volume. Approximately 500pp per volume. Bookplate to fixed endpaper in 3 volumes. Marbled endpapers edges and boards. Two red title labels to each vol except that lower label missing on vol.2.Some rubbing to spines and wear to tops and tails: gilt decoration to spines rubbed in place. Generally a Vg set for date: see photo. . Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 1831. John Murray hardcover
1883Best.-Nr. 839F4New York: George Routledge and Sons 1883 . Leather. Very Good. 8" by 6". Not Stated. A delightfully bound illustrated edition of Boswell's Life of Johnson with five volumes bound in three and including hi 'A Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides'. With volume I containing volumes I and II; volume II containing volumes III and IV and volume III containing volume V.With a frontispiece and vignette illustrated title page to volumes I-V and a further general title page to volumes I III and V along with numerous further vignette illustrations throughout.A landmark work in the development of the modern biography in English many have claimed this to be the greatest biography ever written. Nevertheless this biography takes many critical liberties with Johnson's life with Boswell making various changes to Johnson's quotations and even censoring his comments.Undated; dated via WorldCat. In half calf bindings with cloth covered boards and gilt detailing to back strips. Externally lovely. Volume I hinges starting with boards holding firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good George Routledge and Sons hardcover
1793Best.-Nr. 824J2London: Charles Dilly 1793. Leather. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. The first two volumes of James Boswell's well-known 18th century biography of author Samuel Johnson the second edition of this work. The second edition of this well-known biography revised and augmented.Including Volumes I and II lacking Volume III. Written by eighteenth-century Scottish biographer James Boswell. Boswell's biography of Samuel Johnson is often claimed to be the greatest biography written in English and the text played an important role in the development of the modern genre of biography. Whilst Boswell's personal acquaintance with his subject began rather later in 1763 when Johnson was fifty four years old Boswell covered the entirety of Johnson's life by means of additional research. Including an engraved frontispiece portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds to Volume I and a folding 'Round Robin' plate with facsimile signatures to Volume II. Collated and complete. 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. Containing a contemporary ink inscription to the front free-endpaper of each volume: 'Edmund Calamy Esq to Ann Pope Feb the 3rd 1798'. ESTC Citation No. T64482 Bound in contemporary quarter calf binding with marbled boards. Externally some shelf wear to the boards and rubbing to the joints and spines. Containing a contemporary ink inscription to the front free-endpaper of each volume. Internally hinges are lightly strained though remaining binding is firm. Light spotting to the first and last few pages and the odd spot to the pages which are otherwise bright and clean especially considering the age of the work. Good Charles Dilly hardcover
1835Best.-Nr. 64927London: John Murray 1835. Hardcover Octavo. Hardcover. Very good. 10 volumes complete rebound in 1983 quarterbound white vellum spines with gilt lettering and lines blue-marbled papered boards blue endpapers top edges gilt profusely illustrated Standard shipping no tracking / Priority with tracking / Custom quote for large or heavy orders. John Murray hardcover
Best.-Nr. SKU0612612Carolina Academic Press 2018-07-01. hardcover. New. 7x1x10. New Textbook Ships with Tracking Carolina Academic Press hardcover
1768Best.-Nr. 123966London: Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly in the Poultry 1768. 2nd edition. Very Good. octavo. 1/4 leather xxii 384pp. appendix Spine & boards very worn & lacks folding map o/w internally nice. Scarce Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly in the Poultry hardcover
2014Best.-Nr. x-1628920637Bloomsbury USA Academic 2014. Hardcover. New. 252 pages. 8.50x5.75x1.00 inches. Bloomsbury USA Academic hardcover
1807Best.-Nr. lsj03London: T Cadell; W Davies. VG : in very good condition. Respined and with new endpapers. Some rubbing and scuffing to leather. Tightly bound. Browning to prelims. Previous owner's inscriptions to original prelim pages. 1807. 5th edition. Brown hardback leather cover. 220mm x 150mm 9" x 6". xxxvi 478pp; 496pp; 480pp; 522pp. Engraved frontispiece; fold out page of facsimile handwriting. 'Comprehending an account of Johnson's studies and numerous works in chronological order; a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons; and various original pieces never before published' Heavy set extra shipping needed for overseas. . T Cadell; W Davies hardcover
1785Best.-Nr. 225637London: Printed for Charles Dilly 1785. Second Edition . Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. Hardcover; 8vo; 534 pages. Second edition. Full leather brown calf with gilt lettering on red morocco spine. Quite battered. Scuffed heavily and rubbed on edges exposing board at edges and corners which are bumped also. Front hinge cracked affixed only by 2 of 3 cords. Tailband missing headband present but unravelling. Glue staining around edges of endpapers. Interior wavy but quite bright and clean save for prev. owner's name on title page. P/-- Subtitle continued: ".containing some poetical piece sby Dr. Johnson relative to the Tour and never before published; a series of his conversation literary anecdotes and opinions of men and books: with an authentick account of the distresses and escape of the grandson of King James II. in the year 1746. The second edition revised and corrected. Printed for Charles Dilly hardcover
Best.-Nr. 1647274176-11-1Big Ideas Learning. Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. Big Ideas Learning unknown
Best.-Nr. 1637366949-11-1Big Ideas Learning. Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. Big Ideas Learning. unknown
1811Best.-Nr. SET12-E-1London: T Cadell and W Davies 1811. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. Boswell's first-hand account of Samuel Johnson's life is often considered one of the greatest biographies written in English. Four hardbound volumes in blue cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the spine two fold-outs and engraved frontispiece. Samuel Johnson often referred to as Dr Johnson 18 September 1709 13 December 1784 was an English author. Beginning as a Grub Street journalist he made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet essayist moralist novelist literary critic biographer editor and lexicographer. Johnson has been described as "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history". He is also the subject of "the most famous single work of biographical art in the whole of literature": James Boswell's 'Life of Samuel Johnson'. James Boswell 9th Laird of Auchinleck October 29 1740 - May 19 1795 was a lawyer diarist and author born in Edinburgh Scotland. 'The Life of Samuel Johnson' 1791 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. While Boswell's personal acquaintance with his subject only began in 1763 when Johnson was in his 54th year Boswell covered the entirety of Johnson's life by means of additional research. The most admired and best remembered portions of the book though are Boswell's first-hand accounts of Johnson from the last twenty-one years of the subject's life. The volumes have been rebound with new blank endpapers. There is some mild wear to the extremities including small marks and rubbing to the boards. The bindings are tight and firm with all covers and pages securely attached. . Internally the pages are generally clean and bright apart from the occasional handling mark and odd spot. The title page and frontispiece in Volume I are slightly spotted and age-toned. The fold-out illustration in Volume I is slightly creased with a closed tear to one of the folds. Very Good T Cadell and W Davies hardcover
1857Best.-Nr. 826B24London : G. Routledge & Co 1857-1859. Leather. Near Fine. 7.5" by 5" . Not Stated. A four volume set of one of the most famous biographical works by James Boswell of his dear friend Samuel Johnson. A complete four volume set of The Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell. New Edition copies which are elucidated by copious notes and illustrated with numerous portraits views and characteristic designs engraved from authentic sources. The volumes comprise of an account of his studies and numerous works in chronological order a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons an dvarious original pieces of his composition. Samuel Johnson was an English writer poet playwright critic and editor. This biography has been suggested at being 'the most famous single work of biographical art in the whole of literature.' James Boswell was a Scottish biographer and is best known for this biographical work of his friend Samuel Johnson. All four volume are extensively illustrated throughout the text and have a frontispiece and decorative title.Volume III has a folding plate and a page of adverts to the rear and Volume IV has four pages of adverts to the rear. In quarter calf binding with cloth covered boards. Externally smart with a few light marks to the boards. Internally firmly bound with generally bright and clean pages. Tidemark to title page of volume three. Near Fine G. Routledge & Co hardcover
1887Best.-Nr. 52504220075The Brampton Society NY 1887. Hardcover. Good. Hardcovers. 7 BOOK SET VOLUMES 1-6. c.1887-1910. PEMBROKE EDITION #251 OF LIMITED TO 500 NUMBERED COPIES. Ex-College Library with usual markings. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing. Spines slightly faded. appears to have been re-bound by library with newer covers Bindings tight hinges strong. TITLES: Vol. I: "Life" & Vol. I: "Journal" Vol. 2: "Journal" Vol. 3: "Life" Vol. 4: "Life" Vol. 5: "Life" Vol. 6: "Life".; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! The Brampton Society, NY hardcover
1874Best.-Nr. 005488654Bickers and Son 1874. Leather Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" 3 volumes complete as issued. Attractively bound in full brown period tree calf presumably by Bickers itself spines with raised bands elaborate gilt tooling including thistle motifs and contrasting brown and black morocco labels covers bordered with repeating floral designs in gilt marbled edges and endpapers some rubbing to spines and boards particularly to spine tips.Engraved Frontis; Folding Map; 2 Folding Facsimile Plates. Bickers and Son unknown
