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1811réf. 320291811. BOSWELL James. The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. The Sixth Edition Revised and Augmented. London: T. Cadell and W. Davies 1811. Four volumes. Octavo early full tan calf elaborately blind- and gilt-stamped boards and spines raised bands marbled endpapers and edges. $1100.Sixth edition of Boswells celebrated Life of Johnson.With engraved frontispiece portrait of Johnson after Sir Joshua Reynolds and two folding facsimiles of signed documents. Early owner signatures.Light foxing to endpapers. A beautiful set. hardcover books
1901réf. 9023265London: J. M. Dent & Sons 1901. Hardcover. Near fine. Bound in half leather and cloth covered boards gilt ruled covers. Four raised bands on the spines. Spines are sunned stamped in gilt. Top edges gilt. Rubbed at the edges and extremities. Frontispieces and illustrations throughout. J. M. Dent & Sons hardcover books
1997réf. 28240Minneapolis: Walker Art Center 1997. First Edition. Quarto. Linen-backed glazed illustrated boards; 224pp; illus. Faint sticker residue to front board else about Fine; no dustjacket presumably as issued. Survey of the montage work of the eminent Berlin Dadaist Hanna Höch 1889-1978 including her daring Weimar-era anti-fascist collages. Walker Art Center unknown books
1999réf. 9018373London: Folio Society 1999. Hardcover. Fine. Bound in publisher's navy quarter-cloth and illustrated boards. Blue topstain. Edited and Introduced by Frederick A. Pottle. Frontispiece and nineteen additional illustrations throughout. One corner is slightly bumped otherwise fine. Folio Society hardcover books
1994réf. 017099New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1994. First Edition. Wraps. Fine without any staples or writing. Uncorrected Proof of this collection of short stories by this critically acclaimed author. Alfred A. Knopf paperback books
1989réf. 017098New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. The sensual paradise and the erotic paradise are two separate places. They are not on the same map." Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1993réf. 017102New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. A penetrating portrait of a modern American family. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1987réf. 017100New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Author's first novel about a Kentucky family transplanted to the Sunbelt. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1953réf. 9015897London: William Heinemann 1953. Hardcover. Fine condition / Near fine slipcase. The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Edited by Frederick Pottle One of 1000 numbered copies of the Deluxe edition Illustrated. Quarter vellum and cloth stamped in gilt on the front cover and with a gilt stamped leather label on the spine. t.e.g. very good slipcase. William Heinemann hardcover books
1952réf. 9015898London: William Heinemann 1952. Hardcover. Fine condition / near fine slipcase. The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Edited by Frederick A. PottleOne of 1050 numbered copies of de luxe edition. Quarter vellum and cloth stamped in gilt on the cover. Fine condition in a near fine slipcase. William Heinemann hardcover books
1960réf. 9015899London: William Heinemann 1960. Hardcover. Fine condition. The Yale Editions of the Papers of James Boswell edited by William K. Wimsatt Jr. and Frederick A. Pottle. Il;lustrated. One of 350 numbered copies of the Deluxe edition bound in quarter vellum with gilt stamped label on the spine. William Heinemann hardcover books
réf. 9015900London William Heinemann 1957. Hardcover. Fine condition / Very good slipcase. The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Edited By Frank Brady And Frederick A. Pottle.One of 400 numbered copies of the Deluxe edition. Quarter vellum and cloth stamped in gilt on the cover and lettered in gilt on the spine t.e.g. slipcase Fine condition in a very good slipcase. London, William Heinemann, 1957 hardcover books
1974réf. 015885Avon CT: Limited Editions Club 1974. Hardcover. New in glassine lacking the slipcase. Thomas Rowlandson. Tall octavo 6-5/8" x 10" bound in half red morocco and marbled boards with gilt lettering on the spine. Printed at the Sign of the Stone Press. Reprints the Third Edition of 1786 with marginal comments and markings from a copy annotated by Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi. Illustrated with an endpaper map by John Morris and 10 color reproductions of contemporary prints by Thomas Rowlandson. Issued unsigned. Of 2000 copies printed this is one of a small quantity of unnumbered office copies never sold by the publisher. We have several copies available all from a small quantity of unnumbered office copies never sold by the publisher and hence in as new condition. Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1986réf. 015894Iowa City: University of Iowa Press 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Owner name dated 1993 on front endpaper. Near Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. First book by this acclaimed author a collection of stories reportedly done in a print run of only 1500 copies. University of Iowa Press hardcover books
1938réf. 009529London: Limited Editions Club 1938. First Edition. hardcover. Spines mildly sunned as almost always the case due to the sensitive linen bindings with some faint stains to the covers of one volume; slight mark and darkening to spine label of third volume. Near Fine in a Very Good slipcase. Three octavo 6-1/4" x 10" volumes bound in full Winterbottom linen buckram with red leather spine labels stamped in gold. Printed at the Curwen Press this is an important edition of this classic in that it is the first published edition to contain marginalia by Hester Thrale Piozzi. Two different copies one belonging to Colonel Ralph Isham and the other to Harvard bequeathed by Amy Lowell each annotated by Thrale were used to create this edition. Copy #834 of 1500 copies illustrated with three frontispieces. Issued unsigned. Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1986réf. 008443Iowa City: University of Iowa Press 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Tiny closed tear at bottom of dustwrapper rear panel and two vertical creases to front flap. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper. First book by this acclaimed author a collection of stories reportedly done in a print run of only 1500 copies. University of Iowa Press hardcover books
1986réf. 008402Iowa City: University of Iowa Press 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. First book by this acclaimed author a collection of stories reportedly done in a print run of only 1500 copies. University of Iowa Press hardcover books
1986réf. 010473Iowa City: University of Iowa Press 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. First book by this acclaimed author a collection of stories reportedly done in a print run of only 1500 copies. SIGNED by the author on the title page. University of Iowa Press hardcover books
1974réf. 9445Bloomfield: Limited Editions Club 1974. Hardcover. Fine condition in a fine slipcase. Thomas Rowlandson. Illustrated with reprodutctions of contemporary prints by Thomas Rowlandson. Of the edition limited to 2000 numbered copies printed at Sign of the Stone Book this is an out of series copy designated "S.S." presumably for Sid Shiff. Bound in the publisher's original quarter red leather and marbled boards with the spine stamped in gilt. Top edge gilt. LEC Bibliography 474. Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1994réf. 9000298Santa Ana CA U.S.A.: Seven Locks Press 1994. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine DJ. Paul Boswell. Introduction by James H. Billington. This is a collection poetry and drawings by Paul Bowell librarian at the Library of Congress from 1936-84. First ediiton. Fine condition in fine dust jacket. Seven Locks Press hardcover books
1997réf. 4827New York: Knopf 1997. Fine Condition. Mimeographed typed manuscript. An early in-house state of the author's recent novel the likely product of the keystroking of the author's submitted manuscript. 530 pages. A cardstock sheet with Knopf publication and biographical data serves as a cover. Scarce format. Knopf unknown books
réf. 2553Boswell James. LETTERS OF JAMES BOSWELL ADDRESSED TO THE REV. W.J. TEMPLE. London Richard Bentley 1857. 1st edition. Rebound in brown pebbled cloth with the original blind-stamped cloth mounted on the front cover and spine. Very good condition. hardcover books
1952réf. 1228London: William Heinemann 1952. Hardcover. Fine Condition. One of 1050 numbered copies of the deluxe edition. Quarter vellum and cloth stamped in gilt on the cover and lettered in gilt on the spine t.e.g. William Heinemann hardcover books
1952réf. 557London: William Heinemann 1952. Hardcover. Fine condition in a fine slipcase. One of 1050 numbered copies of de luxe edition. Quarter vellum and cloth stamped in gilt on the cover and lettered in gilt on the spine t.e.g. uncut and unopened. William Heinemann hardcover books
1987réf. 3774New York: Knopf 1987. 1st. Hardcover. Book fine Dust jacket fine. Author's second book and first novel. Bound in the publisher's original quarter cloth and paper over boards with the spine stamped in black. Dust jacket. Knopf hardcover books