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1791réf. 4147London: Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly 1791 and 1793. "The Life": first edition. Two Volumes. 4to 272x210mm. pp. xii 16 516: 2 588 i.e. 586; 2 1-42. In volume I duplicates of pp153-56 and pp. 157-60 are bound between pp146-47 and pp150-51 respectively but it is complete. The scarce "Corrections and Additions" are bound in at the end of volume II. Engraved frontispiece portrait by J. Heath from Reynolds's portrait. Two plates with facsimiles of Johnson's handwriting in volume II between pp92-3 and after final page. "give" is correctly spelt at line 10 of p135 of volume I but other misprints usually attributed to the first issue are uncorrected so this is a mixed first and second issue. However the better i.e. Pottle's view is that the misprints or corrections simply reflect the states for individual sheets and one cannot from these assert an issue priority for any copy as a whole. The folding map of Scotland from the Tour of the Hebrides has been bound into volume I. Front pastedown of both volumes has book labels of James Mill London not that Mill sadly B. and M. Leslie and the ownership inscription of J. Innes. Bound in contemporary speckled calf flat spine with black morocco label lettered in gilt joints strengthened. Some slight scratching to the covers. Housed in brown cloth covered box with a little rubbing and scuffing to the extremities. Internally there is a little foxing in places but otherwise this is a very good copy of perhaps the most celebrated biography in English. Macaulay famously described Boswell as "the first of biographers" pre-eminent in his field as Homer Shakespeare and Demosthenes are in theirs. Indeed. That Johnson his own works so rarely read now has such a vivid place in our minds is due entirely to this brilliant work. London: Printed by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly 1791 and 1793. hardcover
1820réf. 301145London: G. Walker; others 1820. reprint. Hardcover. Very Good /None. A handsome set. 3/4 polished calf with marble pattern boards and end papers spine with raised bands gilt type and decoration. Volume 1 - Archival tape repair to final page 512 along foredge. Light foxing to preliminary pages. Fold-out intact. Volume 2 - Light foxing to preliminary pages. Fold-out intact. Volume 3 - Minor/light margin notes in pencil scattered throughout. Volume 4 - Minor/light margin notes in pencil scattered throughout. DUE TO WEIGHT DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Record # 301145 G. Walker; others hardcover
réf. 110902Collins Book. Illus. by Boswell Hilda. Good. Hardcover. Oversized. Pages unmarked. Small tear along rear edge of spine. Moderately edgeworn. Binding firm. Collins Hardcover
1925réf. ACCL-66Charles E. Lauriat 1925. Books are in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked. Red boards are sturdy. Gilt portrait and facsimile signature on front boards are bright. Gilt lettering on spine is faded. Hinges on Volume 1 are starting. Boards are bumped and head and foot of spine are edge worn. Deckle edges are lightly soiled. No DJs. Charles E. Lauriat Co. hardcover
1865réf. 010622PHILADELPHIA PA.: J.B. LIPPINCOTT. marbled endpapers volume 1 & vol. 3 have spine label missing hinges weak some leather spine loss. . GOOD ONLY. Hardcover. First Edition. 1865. J.B. LIPPINCOTT hardcover
1868réf. 1607250131Henry G. Bohn 1868-01-01. Leather Bound. Very Good. 4 volume set. Contemporary moroccan leather over marbled baords. Gilt stamped. Hardcover. Top edge gilt. Good binding and cover. Clean unmarked pages. Handsome set. Contemporary book plate. This is an oversized or heavy book that requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. Henry G. Bohn hardcover
1891réf. 1512010038Harper & Brothers 1891. New York: 1891-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 6 volume set. Hardcovers. No dust jackets. Good covers. Hinges starting on a few volumes. Clean unmarked pages. Blue cloth with gold lettering to spine. Gilt top edges. Ships daily. This is an oversized or heavy book that requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. Harper & Brothers, 1891., New York: hardcover
1889réf. 1307090046New York : Harper & Brothers 1889-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 6 volume set. 27 cm. This edition is limited to three hundred copies. No. 157. Leather spine green boards. Solid binding and cover. Some chipping wear to spine leather. Clean unmarked pages. Ships daily.V. 1-4. Life. --v. 5. Tour to the Hebrides 1773 and Journey into North Wales 1774. --v. 6. Addenda index Dicta philosophi &c. This is an oversized or heavy book that requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. New York : Harper & Brothers hardcover
1878réf. 1012220067Claxton Remsen & Haffelfinger 1878. Hardcover. Acceptable. 4 volume set. Claxton Remsen & Haffelfinger 1878. Full leather. From the library of the noted American philosopher and psychologist James Mark Baldwin 1861-1934. Internally good. Hinges have been reinforced with binding parchment. Some chipping/loss of spine leather. Baldwin's signature inside cover Princeton 1883. Set conservatively graded at fair because of chipping to spine leather but probably some would classify it as good as it is readable and a solid set. Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger hardcover
1860réf. BSWswBOS25London: John Murray 1860. 1860. 8vo. pp. xxiv 14 874. text in double columns. 12 engraved plates incl. frontis. & title; most portraits. contemporary half roan spine worn outer edges of covers faded front hinge cracked some foxing to plates. cfNCBEL II 1214. Pottle 93 n. Hardcover. London: John Murray, 1860. Hardcover
1924réf. DEMO013960ILondon: The Navarre Society 1924. New Limited edition. Hardcover. Good. 20 photogravures. 8vos; 433 479 577 pages blue cloth Limited to 2000 copies. The text of the first edition reprinted verbatim with the corrections and additions. Includes a facsimile autograph letter. Boswell's JOHNSON was considered the paragon of biographies for nearly two centuries. 20 photogravures 50 half-tones. . Preface by Clement K. Shorter. The Navarre Society hardcover
2020réf. 240308078Big Ideas Learning 2020. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Ships Out Tomorrow! Big Ideas Learning hardcover
1983réf. 102185Franklin Center:: Franklin Library. Near Fine. 1983. Hardcover. Complete in three volumes. Edited by R. W. Chapman. Revised by J. D. Fleeman. Limited edition. Octavos fully bound in dark blue leather with gilt lettering and design raised bands along spines all edges gilt silk moire endpapers sewn-in ribbon bookmarks. All volumes are about fine. . Franklin Library, hardcover
réf. 85130London Macmillan and Co. Ltd. 1900. Six volumes. Tall 8vo. Approx 9 x 6 inches. In fine leather bindings by “Fazakerley Liverpool.” Quarter bound dark brown polished morocco to spine and corners and light brown cloth to boards. Raised banding and gilt lettering to spines. Top page edges gilt marbled endpapers. In excellent near fine condition. Stunning fine leather binding by “Fazakerley Liverpool.” Lovely clean smart covers. Binders stamps to corners of front endpapers. Additional handwritten illustrations list to front of vol.1. Some occasional areas of mild/minor foxing to one or two pages and inserted plates Else pages very clean and tight throughout. Else an excellent clean and tight set. 6 vols. Illustrated with 317 B&W engraved portraits. Neat handwritten list at front of vol.1. This edition is reprinted from that prepared by Mr. Mowbray Morris for the Messrs. Macmillan’s “Globe” series in 1893. London, Macmillan and Co. Ltd. 1900 hardcover
1999réf. 007-02-00436McDougal Littell 1999-01-01. Paperback. Like New. Unused! Book Leaves in 1 Business Day or Less! Leaves Same Day if Received by 2 pm EST! Slight shelf wear. Contents Unused. Like New. McDougal Littell paperback
1896réf. ST11462a-194Westminster: Archibald Constable and Co 1896. 178 x 114 mm. 7 x 4 1/2". Bound with the half titles. Six volumes. Edited by Augustine Birrell. Simple but pleasing contemporary tan crushed morocco over vertically ribbed green buckram spines flat with gilt lettering olive green chalky endpapers top edges gilt other edges rough trimmed. With engraved frontispiece in each volume. ◆A touch of rubbing to the joints and extremities spines just very slightly sunned but an extremely appealing little set the bindings with negligible wear the cloth boards like new and the text entirely fresh and clean. Generally considered to be the greatest biography in any language this account of Dr. Johnson reveals the most fully realized figure in literature and it prefigures modern biography in emphasizing the character of the subject rather than his deeds. It is also a tribute to Boswell's genius in that the bulk of the text is made up of accounts by the author of situations that he himself created so that his subject would be prompted to behave in a revealing and memorable way. Boswell "was a consummate impresario stage-managing the setting and 'dramatis personae' amidst which Johnson would glitter and then providing topics and opinions to elicit the magnificent rejoinders of Johnson." The result is that we see an unforgettable portrait of a man brilliant and profound and at the same time dogmatic overbearing prejudiced and irascible. Day This edition of the famous biography was edited by Augustine Birrell 1850-1933 lawyer Liberal politician and chief secretary for Ireland during the difficult years 1907-16. Birrell was also a respected man of letters and bibliophile amassing a library of more than 10000 volumes. DNB calls his essay on Johnson "witty and elegant.". Archibald Constable and Co unknown
1831réf. 51109London: John Murray 1831. large print edition first thus. Leather bound. Very good. 5 1/2 x 9 in. First edition thus with the notes by John Croker 1831. Rebound c. 1900 by Baynton Bath in half scarlet calf with raised spine bands gilt decorations fully gilt text edges. Marbled endpapers. Frontis portraits in each with tissue guards. Condition is VERY GOOD ; mild shadowing to the title pgs from the frontis but unlike many of this printing there is no foxing to the text or fold-out plates. Covers are clean with wear to the exterior of the joints but no cracking of weakness to the hinges. Leather corners have some surface scuffs. Mild shelf wear. Spines are uniformly toned to a dark red and all lack the title and volume number labels. Bindings tight and text very clean bright and unmarked. We treat all fine bindings with Talas leather conditioner.Johnson & Boswell RGR. John Murray hardcover
1884réf. 6164London: George Bell and Sons 1884. Very Good. London: George Bell and Sons 1884. First Edition Thus. Octavo; Vol I lv 583pp; Vol II xi 570pp; Vol III xi 568pp; Vol IV xv 469pp; Vol V xiii 432pp. Fifty-three engravings of portraits dwellings locales manuscripts and signatures dispersed throughout the five volumes; two-color fold-out map in Vol IV. Appendices in every volume. Index to the Life and the Tour in Vol IV; index to the Johnsoniana in Vol V. Teal boards with cloth spines in ivory; gilt spine lettering. Text block top edge roughly trimmed other edges untrimmed. All panels lightly soiled without prominent stains. Back panel of Vol V has residue of shelf-adjacent paper volume on upper third. All spines sun-baked to the point of brittleness with some resulting vertical segments missing and chipping/tearing to spine crowns and feet. Spine lettering unaffected for the most part; now protected in mylar. All joints and hinges good. Text blocks unmarred and unmarked with many unopened pages; light foxing throughout. Map of Hebrides route in Vol IV complete without misfolds. All engravings and tissue guards present. The major 19th-century "one stop shop" edition for Boswell's Johnson and for the Johnsoniana collected from the Doctor's direct intimates. George Bell and Sons unknown
1925réf. P13004Boston: Charles E. Lauriat Company 1925. Three 8 x 10 hard cover books in slipcase. Gold lettering on the black and beige spines with plain beige covers. A three volume biography of Samuel Johnson. 576 illustrations including facsimiles and maps. 13 photogravure. Spines dust darkened light wear. Slipcase has edgewear rubbing and soil. Very Good condition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated. Charles E. Lauriat Company Hardcover
1807réf. 1374511Boston: W. Andrews and L. Blake 1807. First American from the fifth London edition. Hardcover. Octavo Three volumes 22 500 pages; 512 pages; 543 pages. In Good condition. Spines are brown with gold print on black banners. Boards in brown leather. Light wear to spine caps and corners slight scuffing. Text blocks have red marbled edges blue marbled endpapers. Name in pencil and ink on front endpapers occasional light foxing. Illustrated: frontispiece portrait in first volume folded facsimile of Johnson's handwriting in third volume. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area. 1374511. FP New Rockville Stock. W. Andrews and L. Blake hardcover
réf. 16293Dublin: Printed by John Chambers For R. Cross W. Wilson P. Byrne A. Grueber J. Moore J. Jones W. McKenzie W. Jones R. McAllister R. White J. Rice and G. Draper; Volume II Printed by John Ershaw; Volume III Printed by Robert Rhames 1792 First Dublin edition. The first English edition was published in 1791. Contemporary calf with red and green morocco spine labels lettered and ruled in gilt. . Three volumes octavo. . Two folding plates in volume three one of which is a facsimile "Round Robin" with signatures and the second being a facsimile of Johnson's handwriting. Binding extremities lightly rubbed back joint of Vol. I cracked but sound. Light foxing toning chips and creasing to some pages in all volumes in addition to occasional minor stains. Faded contemporary ink annotations on front flyleaf of Volume I. Faded contemporary ink signature on title pages of Volumes I II and III. A very good copy in a handsome binding. Boswell's Life of Johnson remains the most famous biography in any language one of Western literature's most germinal achievements: unprecedented in its time in its depth of research and its extensive use of private correspondence and recorded conversation it sought to dramatize its subject in his authorial greatness.to the task of life writing Boswell brought his forensic and evidence-sifting habits from his Edinburgh legal training.But though Boswell's work has delighted many.it remains.as controversial as it is famous. It has been attacked by. some Johnsonian scholars.Nonetheless later scholarship has properly supplemented but never supplanted Life's basic vision and has drawn upon Boswell's work as a central source even in those challenges to aspects of its representation" Oxford DNB. Printed by John Chambers, For R. Cross, W. Wilson, P. Byrne, A. Grueber, J. Moore, J. Jones, W. McKenzie, W. Jones, R. McAlliste
1884réf. os585London: George Bell and Sons 1884. First edition of Napier's Boswell including the Tour of the Hebrides with Robina Napier's Johnsoniana "Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson LL. D. by Prs. Piozzi Richard Cumberland Bishop Percy and others together with The Diary of Dr Campbell and extracts from that of Madame d'Arblay". Complete in five volumes. Bound in full tree calf by Mansell "successor to Hayday" rebacked in 1954 by Bennett Book Studios. The leather Bennett used has weakened but the linen hinges underneath are sound. The set shows edgewear & chipping hinges split but sound in volume one; minor sporadic foxing to some pages particularly the plates. Text clean; lv blank 581; x 2 569; ix 3 563; xiii 3 467; xi 3 432 pages; plates engravings facsimiles of letters and manuscripts. Includes two letters from dealer & binder Whitman Bennett & a receipt regarding the rebacking in 1954. First Thus. Full Calf. Good/No Jacket. 5¾" by 8¾". Set. George Bell and Sons Hardcover
réf. 83744Dorchester Weston Simonds and Sydenham 1833 2nd. Hardback 9 x 6 inches. Half bound blue cloth and brown paper boards. Paper spine label lettered in gilt. Page edges rough cut. In very good condition. Original binding. Boards worn edges heavily rubbed with chips to corners and edges. Cloth faded on spine chipped at ends with vertical splits and split to rear hinge. Spine label heavily rubbed and cracked. Chip to endpaper inside front board. Neat inscription to endpaper “R.E.G. Davies Brandon House Shaftesbury 1946.” Top of title page torn. Some minor foxing spots to inside pages else clean tight. Else a very good copy. 192/3pp 98pp appendix xxvi index. Folding B&W map by John Cary at p130. Dorchester, Weston, Simonds and Sydenham, 1833 2nd hardcover
1938réf. 1044US orders ship with signature confirmation. 1938 Limited Editions Club 3 volume set in brown cloth and red cardboard slipcase #1391 out of 1500. Slipcase is pretty beat up with fraying at edges and a tear all along the bottom right corner and partially on top retaped with medical tape. Books themselves are very good with sunning on spine bumping to some corners and light soil on covers and edge. Oversize 3 volume set substantial extra shipping charges will apply especially for international and priority orders as this will not fit into a flat rate envelope. The Limited Editions Club hardcover
1857réf. 1325London: Richard Bentley. Fine. 1857. First Edition. Half-Leather. xlviii 407pp; Rebound in 1/2 light tan kangaroo leather raised bands blind ruled titling piece small gilt device in each panel marbled sides. A very nice looking book.; 230 X 155mm . Richard Bentley hardcover
