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réf. ria9781405102957_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; N/A hardcover
réf. PJH52795Gollancz 1970. VG bright tight copy in publishers cloth in like price clipped dustjacket. 1st edition. Illustrated. ISBN 0575004347 Gollancz 1970 hardcover
1951réf. 926P43London: William Heinemann LTD 1951-60. Vellum. Very Good. 10" by 7". Various. Yale's limited edition set containing the private papers of James Boswell illustrated throughout. Limited edition works.In six volumes. A further six volumes were published by Yale from 1963 to 1989.A collection of this private papers journals and travel works of James Boswell.Boswell was a noted Scottish biographer and diarist of the eighteenth century well beloved for his biography on his contemporary and friend Samuel Johnson.These publications by Yale University helped to transform Boswell's reputation after they recovered his many private papers. 'Boswell's London Journal 1762-1763 Together With Journal of My Jaunt Harvest 1762' published in 1951. Illustrated with a frontispiece two folding maps and twenty-one plates. Collated complete. Limited to 1050 copies of which this is numbered 351.'Boswell in Holland 1763-1764' published in 1952. Illustrated with a frontispiece one folding map and thirteen plates. Collated complete. Limited to 1050 copies of which this is numbered 348.'Boswell on the Grand Tour: Germany and Switzerland 1764' published in 1953. Illustrated with one folding map and seventeen plates. Collated complete. Limited to 1000 copies of which this is numbered 284.'Boswell on the Grand Tour: Italy Corsica and France 1765-1766' published in 1955. Illustrated with a frontispiece one folding map and nineteen plates. Collated complete. Limited to 400 copies of which this is numbered 77. Bookseller's label to the front paste down.'Boswell in Search of a Wife 1766-1769' published in 1957 in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Illustrated with a frontispiece one folding map four maps and twenty-one plates. Collated complete. Limited to 400 copies of which this is numbered 101. 'Boswell For the Defence 1769-1774' published in 1960 in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Illustrated with a frontispiece one double-sided folding map two folding maps and eleven plates. Collated complete. Limited to 350 copies of which this is numbered 64.Edited by Frederick A. Pottle. In the original publisher's quarter vellum binding with cloth to the boards. Externally generally smart with light marks to the boards and spines. Spines are age-toned as is usual with vellum. Spine labels are lifting a little. Spots to the fore edges. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good William Heinemann LTD hardcover
2016réf. 128-02-00166Big Ideas Learning 2016. hardcover. Very Good. 11x8x0. Pages are clean. Book Leaves in 1 Business Day or Less! Leaves Same Day if Received by 2 pm EST! Cover has shelf wear. Very Good. Multiple copies available. MI Big Ideas Learning hardcover
2016réf. 128-02-00167Big Ideas Learning 2016. hardcover. Like New. 11x8x0. Unused! Book Leaves in 1 Business Day or Less! Leaves Same Day if Received by 2 pm EST! Has school stamps. Slight shelf wear. Contents Unused. Like New. Multiple copies available. MI Big Ideas Learning hardcover
1930réf. 169940London: G. Bell and Sons 1930. A beautiful "Kelliegram"-style binding First edition first impression of Shepard's profusely illustrated edition. Everybody's Boswell was the second in a series of three popular abridgements of historical works; the immediate success of Everybody's Pepys in 1926 led to this version of Boswell which was followed by Everybody's Lamb in 1933. All were illustrated by Shepard with rich attention to period detail. This copy with its elaborate pictorial onlay is decorated in the "Kelliegram" style one of the many innovations of the English commercial binding firm Kelly & Sons. The Kelly family's bindery was an established part of the London trade. It was founded in 1770 by John Kellie as the name was then spelled and carried on by successive family members into the 1930s. Octavo 190 x 124 mm. 54 plates folding map at rear illustrated title page all by E. H. Shepard. Contemporary binding of green morocco by Rivière spine decorated and lettered in gilt in compartments gilt decorative frames to covers enclosing multicolour onlay morocco illustration to front cover gilt central tool to rear gilt turn-ins marbled endpapers edges gilt. Housed in a custom green cloth slipcase. Spine a touch sunned gilt central tool to rear a little rubbed small mark to rear free endpaper. A near-fine copy. hardcover
1817réf. A42483J.Davis n.d. c. 1817. 2 424; 2 425-93311 . . HB. 2 vols 8vo orig half calf marbled boards leather title pieces one slightly lifing gilt lines to spine. Later owners' signature to endpaper. Vg. Scarce imprint of J. Davis Military Chronicle and Military Classics Charlotte Street Bloomsbury. Undated. National Library of Scotland states 1817. The Military Chronicle was published 1810-1817 which supports the assumed date of publication. Complete in two volumes. J.Davis hardcover
1791réf. 21183381791. London: Henry Baldwin. 1791. Two vols 4to. Rebound full calf; raised bands to spines ruled in gilt spines lettered and ornamented in gilt; speckled edges; marbled endpapers; pp. I: xii xvi 516; II: iv 588; engraved frontispiece in vol. I of Johnson by J. Heath after Joshua Reynolds; with two facsimile plates one showing Johnson's handwriting; minimal rubbing to hinges of spines; internally clean; a very good set. First edition second issue with the 'give' printed on p. 135.Widely praised since its publication Boswell's The Life of Samuel Johnson provides an entertaining in-depth account of Johnson based on material kept in Boswell's diaries. Extensive in both size and subject this work provides intricate details about arguably one of the most important literary figures of the eighteenth century.Boswell's biography is a meticulously detailed account of Johnson's life beginning with his early years and tracing his journey through the intellectual and literary circles of the time. It explores Johnson's upbringing his struggles with poverty and his remarkable literary achievements. Boswell's narrative is peppered with direct quotations from Johnson and their conversations allowing readers to not only understand Johnson's life but to hear his unique voice and wit. The work provides a glimpse into Johnson's relationships with other notable figures of his time including the likes of Joshua Reynolds and Edmund Burke further enriching the historical and cultural context of the narrative.This work offers valuable insights into eighteenth-century England its intellectual and social life and the burgeoning literary scene giving readers a deeper understanding of the historical context in which Johnson lived and worked. Additionally Boswell's approach to biography which combines personal observation interviews and correspondence has had a profound influence on the way biographies are written becoming a standard practice in the genre. It also serves as a historical and cultural document offering a window into eighteenth-century England the emergence of modern literary criticism and the challenges faced by writers of the time. This work continues to be a cornerstone in the world of biography and literature and its cultural significance endures through the ages and without it our contemporary understanding of the character of Johnson would be far less detailed.ESTC T64481 hardcover
réf. 67552London: John Murray 1900. Literary biography FINELY BOUND. Large octavo 23 x 16cm pp.874. Illustrated with engravings. Contemporary full red morocco by R. Grant & Son Edinburgh with raised bands full gilt backs seal of Fettes College stamped in gilt to upper a.e.g. marbled endpapers. Armorial bookplate of William John Lee to pastedown contents very clean binding slightly rubbed at joints and extremities. Near fine. Prize style binding from Fettes College an independent boarding school in Edinburgh. In fiction Ian Fleming's James Bond like his father Andrew Bond attends the school after his expulsion from Eton College following 'girl trouble' with a maid. At Fettes Bond excels as an athlete fighting twice for the school as a light-weight and by the time of departure had founded the first serious judo class at a British public school. A real life Commander James Bond RNVR a frogman with the Special Boat Service appears in the Fettes school registry. This copy is from the Ian Fleming Bibliographical Archive assembled by Jon Gilbert pencil signature within. His comprehensive guide to the works of Ian Fleming 2012 won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. London: John Murray, 1900 unknown
2002réf. 1-0375414185Everymans Library 2002. Hardcover. New. 528 pages. 8.50x5.25x1.00 inches. Everymans Library hardcover
2001réf. 1-0395937787McDougal Littell/Houghton Mifflin 2001. Hardcover. New. 1000 pages. 10.50x8.50x1.25 inches. McDougal Littell/Houghton Mifflin hardcover
1867réf. 14192London: George Routledge and Sons 1867. New Edition. Full leather. Near fine. The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. by James Boswell in a decorative binding. Octavo xvi 526pp. Full blue morocco with gilt borders and trim. Title in gilt on red morocco label with five raised bands. Marbled edges with matching marbled endpapers. Fold-out frontispiece with facsimile signatures. Bookplate on second free endpaper. Solid text block some sunning to spine thin line of sunning to rear cover otherwise fine. A bright example. The Life of Samuel Johnson is considered a landmark in the genre of biography. Boswell the author became close with the subject when Johnson was 54 years old. Boswell took his own notes to cover the subject's later years and relied on Johnsons personal journals for anything earlier. George Routledge and Sons unknown
1860réf. 867A20London: John Murray 1860. Leather. Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. A new edition of Boswell's celebrated biography of Samuel Johnson by John Wilson Croker. A new edition of Scottish biographer James Boswell's celebrated biography of Samuel Johnson often described as one of the greatest English biographies of all time. Edited by John Wilson Croker.Also featuring Johnson's The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides. In full calf prize binding with gilt lettering to front board 'Oxford Examination Exeter 1859 Local Prize. Senior - First Class.' Illustrated with frontispiece additional engraved title page and ten further plates. Collated 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. This biography is notable for its extensive reports of Johnson's conversation compiled through Boswell's acquaintance of Johnson since 1763. Originally published in 1791. Featuring facsimile of the original title page. In full calf prize binding with five raised bands intricate gilt tooling to spine titles in gilt to morocco spine label. Marbled edges and endpapers. Gilt lettering to front board. Externally sound with light wear to extremities. Boards lightly marked. Only minor cracking to head and tail of front joint and head of rear joint boards holding firm. Internally firmly bound. Faint tide mark to inner gutter head of frontispiece and engraved title page. Light spotting affecting occasional leaf particularly first and last few and leaves of plates. Pages otherwise generally very clean throughout. Good John Murray hardcover
réf. ria9781610919630_inpPaperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The most comprehensive book available about planning for climate change on the local level. paperback
réf. 309408Garland Publishing Inc. 1975. VERY TIDY EX-LIBRARY; Super octavo red cloth boards black lettering to spine xv264pp VG light rubbing to spine extrems & corners v. light soiling to boards usual library markings to spine & prelims discreet light grazing to rear ep/pastedown v. light tanning to page edges Garland Publishing, Inc. 1975 hardcover
1880réf. 141549London: Office of the National Illustrated Library n.d. c. 1880. Finely bound 19th century illustrated printing of the most celebrated biography in the English language elucidated by copious notes. Octavo four volumes bound into two in contemporary three quarters calf over marbled boards gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands morocco spine labels lettered in gilt marbled endpapers all edges marbled illustrated. In very good condition. “Boswell excelled in insight into human nature and in ability to dramatize a situation… It was a crucial part of Boswell’s magic to give significance and vitality to the apparently trivial; it is this trait together with his notable accuracy and unparalleled completeness of portraiture that made him… ‘the Shakespeare of biographers” Baugh et al. 1065-66. "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." Gordon Turnbull Oxford DNB. Office of the National Illustrated Library hardcover
2014réf. 1-1284268969Jones & Bartlett Learning 2014. Paperback. New. 2nd edition. 340 pages. 8.90x5.94x0.94 inches. Jones & Bartlett Learning paperback
2018réf. 1-1531011322Carolina Academic Press 2018. Hardcover. New. 5th edition. 952 pages. 10.25x7.75x1.50 inches. Carolina Academic Press hardcover
2016réf. 1-1574416510Univ of North Texas Pr 2016. Hardcover. New. 336 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.00 inches. Univ of North Texas Pr hardcover
2011réf. 1-0325029679Heinemann 2011. Paperback. New. paperback/cd-rom edition. 211 pages. 11.25x8.25x0.75 inches. Heinemann paperback
2019réf. 1-1610919637Island Pr 2019. Paperback. New. revised edition. 320 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. Island Pr paperback
1791réf. 163220London: by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly 1791. One of Western literature's most germinal achievements First edition of the greatest biography in the English language. It was published in a run of 1750 copies on 16 May 1791 the 28th anniversary of Boswell's first meeting with Johnson. The immense task of compiling the thousands of notes Boswell had recorded on "the great man's talk habits and opinions" was begun after Johnson's death in 1784. Made up of trifling incidents as well as the significant events in Johnson's life the work sold 800 copies in the first two weeks of publication and remains a masterpiece of portraiture. "The Life of Johnson was no single book miraculously produced by an inexperienced author. It was the crowning achievement of an artist who for more than twenty-five years had been deliberately disciplining himself for such a task" Pottle p. xxi. "Homer is not more decidedly the first of heroic poets Shakespeare is not more decidedly the first of dramatists Demosthenes is not more decidedly the first of orators than Boswell is the first of biographers" Macaulay. This copy has all the usual cancels and with one exception all the misprints as called for by Pottle; here vol. I p. 135 is in the second corrected state with "give" on line ten. Pottle rightly observes that "the booksellers have given this rather uninteresting 'point' more attention than it deserves. There are probably varying states of some of the other leaves" p. 151. As corrections were made in the press the misprints are variant states for individual sheets and do not indicate priority of issue for any copy. 2 vols quarto 273 x 192 mm. Stipple-engraved portrait frontispiece of Johnson by James Heath after Sir Joshua Reynolds and 2 engraved plates by H. Shepherd reproducing manuscripts in facsimile. Vol. II bound without original first blank. Mid 20th-century speckled calf to style for Brentano's smooth spines with two red labels central compartments stamped with gilt urn device within decorative border first and final compartments with gilt cross-hatch pattern triple gilt fillets on covers enclosing wide anthemion roll board edges and turn-ins decorated in gilt green endpapers edges gilt. Couple of scuffs and spots of rubbing to leather scattered light foxing to contents; vol. I p. 48 with neat correction to text by an early reader pp. 131-4 soiled; vol. II with tiny faint splash mark to title page margin. A very good copy attractively bound. Courtney 172; ESTC T64481; Grolier English 100 54; NCBEL II p. 1214; Pottle 79; Rothschild 463; Tinker 338. hardcover
1826réf. 75053London:: Printed for Baynes & Son. 1826. old full diced calf expertly rebacked with new gitl paneled spines. An attractive clean tight and sound set. 8vo. With Malone's Notes and Illustrations; and for the first time Piozzi's Anecdotes of Dr. Johnson. Printed for Baynes & Son..., unknown
1972réf. 0001371029-4-26938432Collins 1972-01-01. hardcover. Acceptable. 10x8x0. Collins hardcover
1960réf. 74539London:: William Heinemann Ltd 1960. Edition de luxe; No. 265 of 1050 copies. publisher's quarter vellum and cloth; t.e.g.; in publisher's slipcase. Almost fine in a slipcase rubbed at its edges. . 8vo. The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. William Heinemann Ltd, hardcover
