Boswell, JamesABAA
3.734 Ergebnisse
1768Best.-Nr. 303206London: Printed for E. and C. Dilly 1768. The Second edition with half title. Variant that has Appendix listed in Contents at p. 141 instead of correctly at p. 241. Engraved title-page large fold-out map of Corsica. xxii ii 384 pp. 1 vols. 8vo 8-7/8 x 6-7/8 inches. Boards uncut. Spine quite worn. The Second edition with half title. Variant that has Appendix listed in Contents at p. 141 instead of correctly at p. 241. Engraved title-page large fold-out map of Corsica. xxii ii 384 pp. 1 vols. 8vo 8-7/8 x 6-7/8 inches. ESTC T26158 ; Pottle 24; Tinker 322 Printed for E. and C. Dilly unknown books
1901Best.-Nr. 302759London: J.M. Dent 1901. Illus. with about 100 plates by Herbert Ralton and may portraits. 3 vols. Large 8vo. Bound in three quarter brown morocco and gilt spine t.e.g. by McDonald. Some rubbing. VG. Illus. with about 100 plates by Herbert Ralton and may portraits. 3 vols. Large 8vo. J.M. Dent unknown books
1884Best.-Nr. 247738London: George Bell & Sons 1884. Napier's Edition. Number 87 of 104 copies each signed by the Printer "Charles Whittingham & Co. Extensively extra-illustrated with 50 plates of portraits views maps and facsimile autographs including 2 fold-outs and an inserted portrait of Johnson. Also includes an inserted issue of the Herald Tribune Weekly Book review November 19 1944 reviewing Joseph Wood Krutch's Samuel Johnson. 10 vols. 4to. Bound in three quarters green morocoo and marbled boards t.e.g. Very Good with some discoloration to Vol. 1 Part 1 from the inserted newspaper and some minor foxing from plates. Napier's Edition. Number 87 of 104 copies each signed by the Printer "Charles Whittingham & Co". Extensively extra-illustrated with 50 plates of portraits views maps and facsimile autographs including 2 fold-outs and an inserted portrait of Johnson. Also includes an inserted issue of the Herald Tribune Weekly Book review November 19 1944 reviewing Joseph Wood Krutch's Samuel Johnson. 10 vols. 4to. George Bell & Sons took over Charles Whittingham Co. after Whittingham's death in 1876. An attractive copy with many beautiful illustrations. R. B. Adams v.2 p. 41 George Bell & Sons unknown books
1884Best.-Nr. 35812Paris: Hinrichsen et cie 1884. First edition in French 12mo pp. vi 318 1; very good in contemporary quarter black morocco over marbled boards gilt lettered direct on gilt-paneled spine. With accounts of French colonial politics the geography of Tonkin economics relations of France with China military matters etc. The first edition in English was published earlier the same year.This copy with a few pencil annotations by an informed reader. Hinrichsen et cie unknown books
1857Best.-Nr. 258470London: Richard Bentley New Burlington Street 1857. First edition. Inserted Frontispiece by Reynolds and another of Boaswell in Corsican garb at p. 136. xlviii 407 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary diapered calf gilt spine a.e.g. Bookplate of Solomon R. Guggenheim 1869-1949. Nice copy. First edition. Inserted Frontispiece by Reynolds and another of Boaswell in Corsican garb at p. 136. xlviii 407 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street unknown books
1785Best.-Nr. 34031London: printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly 1785. First edition 8vo pp. vii 1 524 1; E3 E4 and M4 are cancels as usual; leaves I5 Q7 and U6 are in Pottle's second state; beneath the list of errata at the end is a notice for Boswell's Life of Johnson "preparing for the press" which did not appear for another 6 years; contemporary mottled calf neatly rebacked in tan calf gilt-paneled spine red morocco label; a very good sound copy. "Though the Life is a vaster and richer piece of work no one will maintain that it displays Boswell's unique gift for biography better than the Tour. Indeed most lovers of Boswell will agree that the Tour as a whole is more consistently good than the Life; that is that nowhere in the Life could one find so many consecutive first-class pages as those that compose this book" Pottle. The book published is almost the same as the actual journal that was kept in 1773. When Johnson's death made it possible for Boswell to publish the manuscript he only added an introduction and a conclusion before giving it to the printer. Pottle 57; Rothschild 456. printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly unknown books
1795Best.-Nr. 248555County Fife Scotland 1795. 2 1/2 pp. pen and ink on a folded sheet. 4to 10 x 15 3/4 inches; 250 x 400 mm. across the fold. Unusual fold lines. In custom cloth chemise. 2 1/2 pp. pen and ink on a folded sheet. 4to 10 x 15 3/4 inches; 250 x 400 mm. across the fold. With: HORSBRUGH Thomas Deputy sheriff clerk. Autograph Letter signed "Thos. Horsbrugh" to Claud I Boswell. Cupar Scotland: 24 October 1795. 4to 10 x 15 3/4 inches; 250 x 400 mm. across the fold. 3 1/4 pp. Usual fold lines. A very good copy. Torrential rains in the autumn of 1795 decimated cereal crops in the southwest of Scotland. This letter from then Sheriff of Fife Claud Irvine Boswell is an appeal for assistance sent to first Viscount Melville Henry Dundas 1742-1811. Boswell indicates as an enclosure a letter from Thomas Horsbrugh in which the deputy sheriff clerk assesses the extent of the damages in nearby Cupar. Written in clear and legible late-eighteenth-century cursive hands these are interesting historical artifacts that document Boswell's extraordinary concern for public welfare: "I presume you will consider the account of the crop in this country as important from the consequences that may result therefrom if some remedy is not provided. It is not the Farmer who suffers the most from the badness of the Crop but the great body of the people the labouring poor.". unknown books
1987Best.-Nr. 106199New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1987. First edition. Softcover. Advanced Reading Copy. His second book and first novel. A very near fine copy in illustrated wrappers with minor soiling to the bottom edge. Signed by Boswell on the title page. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1989Best.-Nr. 106198New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1989. First edition. Hardcover. His third book. A very near fine copy with a remainder mark to the bottom page edges in a very near fine dust jacket. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1993Best.-Nr. 106206New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1993. Second edition Hardcover. His fourth book. This novel went thru a number of printings and the first printing seems to be somewhat difficult to find. A very near fine copy in a fine jacket. Signed by Boswell on the title page and additionally signed and warmly inscribed by Boswell on the dedication page: for Laura Arizona alum I hope you enjoy the book Best Robert. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1994Best.-Nr. 106207New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1994. First edition. Hardcover. His fifth book a collection of short stories. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Boswell on the title page. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1997Best.-Nr. 106205New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1997. First edition. Hardcover. A well received novel. A fine and tight copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed and dated in the year of publication by Boswell on the title page. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1987Best.-Nr. 106201New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1987. First edition. Hardcover. His very well received first novel. A very near fine copy with a small red remainder mark to the top edge in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Boswell on the title page. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1969Best.-Nr. 21717London: Allison & Busby 1969. Small 8vo pp. 316; fine copy in very good jacket. Allison & Busby unknown books
1807Best.-Nr. 26291London: printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies 1807. 8vo pp. 2 xv 1 460; engraved frontispiece after Joshua Reynolds; recent half tan calf antique over marbled boards red morocco label; occasional spotting especially in the margins of the frontispiece otherwise near fine. This is the first edition to include an index. Boswell's Advertisement to the third edition occupies pp. iv-v. Pottle 62. printed for T. Cadell, and W. Davies unknown books
1822Best.-Nr. 29787London: T. Cadell F.C. & J. Rivington et al. 1822. First Chambers edition; 4 volumes 8vo pp. 2 xxxv 1 444; 2 462; 2 446; 2 495; engraved frontispiece portrait after Reynolds folding engraved facsimile of Johnson's handwriting folding engraved Round Robin plate; later quarter polished black calf over marbled boards by R. Carswell Belfast with his ticket on front pastedown; red morocco labels on gilt-paneled spines; minor rubbing and cracking; generally very good sound set. "This edition was edited by Boswell's friend Alexander Chambers. In his Advertisement Chalmers says that at Malone's request he contributed a few notes and corrections to the sixth edition 'and has now added many more as well as some additional particulars.' . His additional notes to this edition are not extensive but are solid and useful" Pottle. Pottle 89. T. Cadell, F.C. & J. Rivington [et al.] unknown books
1949Best.-Nr. 16316London: John Lehmann 1949. Small 8vo pp. 316; fine copy in the jacket. Issued as no. 33 in the publisher's Chiltern Library series. John Lehmann unknown books
1807Best.-Nr. 20232Boston: W. Andrews and L. Blake 1807. First American edition taken from the fifth Malone edition published in London earlier the same year 8vo 3 volumes frontispiece portrait folding "Round Robin" plate folding facsimile of Johnson's handwriting; corner of 9/3 torn with minor loss to a few letters; mild and occasionally moderate foxing throughout else good and sound in recent 1/2 tan calf over blue linen sides. Pottle 85. W. Andrews and L. Blake unknown books
1799Best.-Nr. 23381London: printed by H. Baldwin and Son for Charles Dilly 1799. First Malone edition 4 volumes 8vo pp. xxxi 1 452; 2 490; 2 475; 2 514; engraved frontispiece portrait by Baker after Reynolds folding engraved facsimile of Johnson's handwriting folding engraved Round Robin plate; labels gone on all but the last volume but generally a very good sound copy in contemporary full calf. The second edition was something of a botched effort by Boswell and the result was a book "painfully at variance with his own standards of ordered arrangement" although much new important material was added. It was left to Malone to "shake together" Boswell's second and the third "is now generally regarded as the definitive edition" Pottle. Pottle 82. printed by H. Baldwin and Son for Charles Dilly unknown books
1912Best.-Nr. 23388London: The Times Book Club 1912. 6 volumes small 8vo each volume with a frontispiece portrait plus an additional 62 portraits and views on plates throughout; contemporary half polished red calf t.e.g.; crack in top of spine of vol. 1; spines darkened else good and sound or better. A reprint of Birrell's Constable edition of 1896. The Times Book Club unknown books
1835Best.-Nr. 23141London: John Murray 1835. 8vo 10 volumes engraved frontispiece and title-p. in each volume all by Stanfield after Finden original blindstamped brown cloth gilt lettering direct and within blindstamped labels; vol. 1 2 and 10 neatly rebacked; the binding was a dainty one from the start and needs care in handling but the overall appearance is generally very good. This set with the 1835 ownership signature of Charles Kelsall who has penned 14 lines of commentary in vol. 1 and 69 lines in vol. 2 on endpapers and flyleaf all in praise of the good Dr. Johnson. Croker's second edition which was anonymously edited by John Wright. The original Croker edition 1831 in 5 vols. 8vo still stands as a monument of Johnsonian scholarship; but it was badly edited much and famously condemned by Macaulay. Seeing the problem Murray hastily engaged Wright to do a make-over and republished it in 1835. These 1835 plates were later stereotyped and many editions followed those after 1853 under the Bohn imprint to whom Murray had sold the plates. "No matter what the title-pages may say all Crokers in ten volumes small octavo often described as duodecimo are so far as the text is concerned one and the same thing. The number of illustrations varies" Pottle. Pottle 92. John Murray unknown books
1811Best.-Nr. 25406London: T. Cadell and W. Davies 1811. Last Malone edition 4 volumes 8vo pp. 4 xxxvii 1 464; 2 496; 2 482; 2 530; engraved frontispiece portrait by Baker after Reynolds folding engraved facsimile of Johnson's handwriting folding engraved Round Robin plate; contemporary full mottled calf gilt-decorated spines black morocco labels; front joint on vol. 1 cracked but generally a very good set. "This edition was the one most frequently reprinted in the 19th century and is often spoken of as 'the best of the pre-Crokerian editions'. The more general critical tendency now however seems to be to return to the text of the third as being more nearly that which the author himself approved" Pottle. Pottle 86. T. Cadell and W. Davies unknown books
1793Best.-Nr. 23224London: Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly 1793. First London octavo third edition overall following the first of 1791 and the Dublin octavo of 1792; 3 volumes pp. 2 xviii xvii-xxxix 1 i-xxxvi 2 603 1; 2 634; 2 711 1; frontispiece portrait folding "Round Robin" plate folding facsimile of Johnson's handwriting; full contemporary tree calf elaborately gilt-decorated spines red and black morocco labels; rear joints on volumes I and II cracked front joint on volume III starting; the bindings remain firm and all in all this is a handsome unrestored set. This copy has the extra leaf c3 in volume one with "additional corrections" and all the misprints identified by Rothschild with the exception that page 408 of volume three is printed incorrectly. "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. Rothschild 468. Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly unknown books
1888Best.-Nr. 25409London: Swan Sonnenschein Lowrey & Co 1888. 3 vols. 8vo frontispiece portrait facsimile of the 1791 title-p.; very good bright set in orig. blue cloth lettered in gilt on spines t.e.g. See Pottle 95: "This edition represents the first scholarly reaction against the tradition of the 'edited' Boswell . Fitzgerald maintained that . Boswell's work should not be regarded as miscellaneous encyclopaedia of Johnsoniana but as an artistic whole. Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey & Co unknown books
1822Best.-Nr. 26274London: T. Cadell F.C. & J. Rivington et al. 1822. First Chambers edition; 4 volumes 8vo pp. 2 xxxv 1 444; 2 462; 2 446; 2 495; engraved frontispiece portrait after Reynolds folding engraved facsimile of Johnson's handwriting folding engraved Round Robin plate; contemporary brown cloth with printed paper labels on spines; short crack in cloth at the top of the front joint on vol. I; leaf 2F1 in vol. 1 torn in the gutter no loss of text almost detached and bound out of order; otherwise a good sound set. It would be tempting to call this binding original and perhaps it is although certainly a remainder binding if true. "This edition was edited by Boswell's friend Alexander Chambers. In his Advertisement Chalmers says that at Malone's request he contributed a few notes and corrections to the sixth edition 'and has now added many more as well as some additional particulars.' . His additional notes to this edition are not extensive but are solid and useful" Pottle. Pottle 89. T. Cadell, F.C. & J. Rivington [et al.] unknown books
