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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 . In Three Volumes. The Second Edition Revised and Augmented

1793réf. 4478London: Printed by Henry Baldwin 1793. First Edition Thus Second Revised and Augmented Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Textblock Near Fine. No DJ as Issued. First Edition Thus Second Revised and Augmented Edition. Hardcover. Engraved portrait frontispiece after the painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds by J. Baker. Includes the fold-out 'Round Robin' plate Vol. II and a fold-out plate containing facsimiles of Dr. Johnson's handwriting Vol. III. The last edition published in Boswell's lifetime it contains additional material including "Additions to Dr. Johnson's Life Recollected and Received after the Second Edition was Printed" pp. i-xxii; "A Chronological Catalogue of the Prose Works of Samuel Johnson LL.D" noted as the first attempt at a Johnson bibliography pp. xxiii-xxxi; and "Corrections" pp. xxxiii-xxxvi but not the leaf of Additional Corrections c3 in Volume I which has been tipped into some copies. It is worth noting that this tipped in leave may constitute a later issue of the edition. "The text of the second edition. deserves a close study. Although we believe that the third represents the form in which Boswell would ultimately have arranged the supplementary material we can never be sure of it for this edition was the last actually published in his lifetime. There were also many pleasant and characteristic sentences introduced in this edition which naturally dropped out when the text was shaken together by Malone" Pottle 81; see also Rothschild 468. Overall a very handsome set seldom found in as close to original state as is found here. Light shelf/edge wear even toning to spines and text block edges professionally rebacked circa mid-19th cent. minor sporadic foxing at preliminaries discrete owner notations at endpages else tight bright and unmarred. Full brown leather boards original sheep boards carefully matched to a calf spines burgundy leather labels gilt lettering and decorative elements frontispiece. 8vo. xviii xxxvii 603pp; 634pp; 711pp. Illus. b/w plates. Printed by Henry Baldwin hardcover

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Boswell, JamesABAA

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 . In Three Volumes. The Second Edition Revised and Augmented

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BOSWELL, JamesBiblio.com

An account of Corsica the journal of a tour to that island; and memoirs of Pascal Paoli.

1768réf. 75REFAZAY022Glasgow: printed by Robert & Andrew Foulis for Edward & Charles Dilly London 1768. Contemporary calf rebacked with the original backstrip with the red morocco title label lettered in gold laid down. 8vo ca. 21 x 13 cm. With an engraved vignette on the title page incorporating the crowned coat of arms of the Republic of Corsica and a large folding map plate size 27.5 x 45 cm of Corsica engraved in Edinburgh by Thomas Phinn in 1768. First edition of a delightful and important travel book by James Boswell 1740-1795 best known as the friend and biographer of Samuel Johnson. His first major publication it includes a journal of his 1765 visit to the new Republic of Corsica which had declared its independence from the Republic of Genoa in 1755 as well as his memoires of the Republics founding father and president Pasquale Paoli 1725-1807. Boswells book made the new republic and its leader famous and helped give them legitimacy. Two-and-a-half months after Boswells book appeared Genoa unable to conquer Corsica sold its claim to France which invaded and conquered it in 1769. Boswells book proved so popular that three more editions appeared before the end of 1768. It is divided into two parts the first giving a detailed description and history of Corsica and the second containing a journal of Boswell's voyage to and travels on the island. It was especially this latter part that excited the public being a lively account of Boswell's quixotic adventures in Corsica and his association with President Paoli.Boswell enjoyed his role as promoter of Corsica's interests so much that he appeared in Corsican costume at Garrick's anniversary party in honour of Shakespeare at Stratford-on-Avon in 1769. Johnson said about Boswell's book: "Your History is like other histories but your Journal is in a very high degree curious and delightful". The large folding map newly made for Boswell's account by his servant Thomas Phinn and dated 1768 is one of the rare maps solely devoted to the island. The book was translated within a few years into Dutch German French and Italian.With the armorial bookplate of Benjamin Hartley Foote on the front pastedown. Rebacked small tear in the map occasional foxing and browning. Otherwise in good condition.l Cox I pp. 138-139; ESTC T26157; Gaskell Foulis press 473; Pottle 24; Rothschild 442; cf. Lowndes Bibliogr. manual of Engl. lit. I p. 242 1st ed. printed by Robert & Andrew Foulis for Edward & Charles Dilly London, unknown

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BOSWELL, JAMESBiblio.com

The Decision of the Court of Session Upon the Question of Literary Property; In the Cause of John Hinton of London Bookseller Pursuer; Against Alexander Donaldson and James Wood Booksellers in Edinburgh and James Meurose Bookseller in Kilmarnock Defenders

1774réf. 28332Edinburgh: Printed by James Donaldson for Alexander Donaldson and sold at his Shops sic and by all the Booksellers in Scotland 1774 1774. First edition with "Shops" in the imprint second issue with the catchword "Lord" on page iv; "comparatively" on page 34; etc. Pottle 50 and see pages 98-101; Rothschild 450; ESTC T88998; NCBEL II 1212. Title-page skillfully repaired at the gutter; very good copy enclosed in a chemise and quarter morocco slipcase. 4to modern blue paper wrappers 37 pages. An important literary copyright dispute between booksellers in England and Scotland known as Hinton v. Donaldson in which James Boswell and John MacLaurin represented the Edinburgh publisher Alexander Donaldson and his cohorts against claims by London publishers that he was violating their copyrights. Donaldson specialized in publishing inexpensive reprints of English books which he maintained were not protected by the Copyright Act of 1710. The London publishers argued that their copyright existed in perpetuity and that their works were being reprinted illegally. They won an initial ruling in the London Court of Chancery in 1769 and proceeded to the Scottish Court of Session to continue their case where Boswell and MacLaurin argued for Donaldson. The Scottish Court comprised of 15 judges agreed 11 to one with the defendants and their interestingly disparate opinions on copyright protection and law were compiled by Boswell and published to help Donaldson's case as it was appealed in London. Contemporary annotation on one page; manuscript number "2" in the upper margin of the title-page; early ink ownership stamp of John Hope / Advocate on the title-page which is probably John Hope 1794-1858 advocate and later judge in the court of session. See the ODNB. Edinburgh: Printed by James Donaldson, for Alexander Donaldson, and sold at his Shops [sic], and by all the Booksellers in Scotl unknown

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James Boswell; J Wilson Croker [ed]; John Wright [ed]Biblio.com

The Life of Samuel Johnson

1859réf. 880F25London: Henry G. Bohn 1859 . Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 4.5". Not Stated. A lovely ten volume edition of Boswell's life of Johnson in half morocco bindings and illustrated throughout. An attractively bound ten volume edition of this work by James Boswell featuring additions from J. Wilson Croker and John Wright.Illustrated with an engraved title page and frontispiece to all volumes aside from volume IX which has a frontispiece only and with five plates to volume I two of which are folding; four to volume II two of which are folding; two to volume III one of which is folding; two to volume IV; two to volume V; two to volume VI one of which is folding; four to volume VII two of which are folding; three to volume VIII one of which is folding; two plates to volume IX one of which is folding and two folding plates to volume X.Collated lacking only an engraved title page to volume IX.Whilst Boswell's personal acquaintance with his subject began in 1763 when Johnson was fifty four years old Boswell covered the entirety of Johnson's life by means of additional research. The most admired and best remembered portions of the book are Boswell's first-hand accounts of Johnson from the last twenty-one years of the subject's life. 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.With the inscription of G. Bell to the front free endpaper of each volume. In half calf bindings with marbled paper covered boards. Gilt detailing to back strip. Externally very smart with rubbing to centre of front board of volume X. Inscription to head of front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean with only the odd spot. Very Good Indeed Henry G. Bohn hardcover

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