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1946réf. mon0003975100Doubleday and Co. 1946T. hardcover. Good. 1.7000 8.5000 5.9000. 5 volume set. Doubleday and Co. hardcover
réf. 65271London: Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly in the Poultry. 1793. SECOND EDITION. 3 vols. 8vo. 22 x 14 cm. Title xviiixvii-xxxi ii xviii-xxxix i xxxvi i603; title 634; title 711. Contemporary tan calf sometime rebacked to style with red labels original marbled endpapers Illustrated with engraved portrait by Joshua Reynold's folding plate of the "Round Robin" and the folding plate of facsimiles of Johnson's handwriting. A very good set. This is the first edition to contain "A Chronological Catalogue of the Prose Works of Samuel Johnson". As often without the additional leaf of corrections C3. This the second London edition after the first 1791 and the first Dublin edition 1792. Rothschild 468 London: Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly, in the Poultry. 1793 unknown
1924réf. 37097London: The Navarre Society 1924. Limited Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 1st edition thus limited to 2000 copies. 3 volumes complete. A Very Good set. 8vo. Vol.1 xxxii 433 1; Vol.2 vii 479 1; Vol.3 577 1 pp. illustrated with 20 photogravure plates and frontispieces 50 half-tone plates and a facsimile letter. Bound in blue cloth with titles on spine and Johnson's 3/4 profile on the front boards in gilt. End papers facing the pastedowns toning. Previous owner's signature on the front end paper. Occasional foxing on the pages facing the photographic plates. Slight bowing to the boards especially volume 1. Printed by The Riverside Press with 2000 copies printed on paper of fine quality for The Navarre Society of which this is one. "When the LIFE OF JOHNSON was published in 1791 it at once commanded the admiration that Boswell had sought for so long and it has suffered no diminuation since.It is still often said to be the greatest biography yet written and the longevity of Dr. Johnson's fame perhaps owes much to the work Boswell's" -wiki. The Navarre Society unknown
1984réf. 68347The Franklin Library. 1984. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good. Full blue leather bindings all edges gilt silk moiré endpapers three raised spine bands. Includes publisher booklet produced for this "25th Anniversary Edition of the Great Books of the Western World." ; Great Books Of The Western World Collection . The Franklin Library hardcover
1874réf. 71540London: Bickers and Son. VG. 1874. Hardcover. Hardbacks in Very Good condition without dust jackets. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Rebound in 3/4 leather binding. Minor foxing to endpapers. . Bickers and Son hardcover
1924réf. 459578London : George Allen & Unwin 1924. Reprint. Hardcover. Very good copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Spines sun-toned. Foxing to page edges. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 3 v. ; 22 cm. Subjects; Johnson Samuel 1709-1784. London : George, Allen & Unwin hardcover
1791réf. 150970London: Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly in The Poultry 1791. First edition first issue of both volumes of the most celebrated biography in the English language which was published on May 16 1791 in a print run of only 1750 copies. First issue with "gve" for "give" at line 10 of p.135 in Vol. I where MM4 and NN1 are cancels. Vol. I with Pottle's misprints: upon repeated at p. 48; "reollection" at p. 115; "exhihited" at p. 117; "condescente" at p. 275; and "Harvey" at p. 291 following the spelling "Hervey". Vol. II with title page blank on reverse and p. 586 incorrectly numbered 588 as well as all other misnumberings given by Pottle and the five noted cancels. Quarto bound in full polished calf rebacked gilt ruling and lettering to spine gilt ruling to the front and rear panels marbled endpapers stipple-engraved frontispiece portrait of Johnson by J. Heath after Joshua Reynolds 2 engraved plates all edges marbled. In very good condition. Armorial bookplate to each pastedown. An excellent example of this landmark work. “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. Printed by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, in The Poultry unknown
1804réf. 110965London: T. Cadell and W. Davies in the Strand 1804 Book. Fair. Leather. Fourth Edition. Complete four volume biography "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 never before published; the whole exhibiting a view of literature and literary men in Great Britain for near half a century during which he flourished". The boards and front endpapers of Volume I are detached; each volume has significant wear and age-toning. T. Cadell and W. Davies, in the Strand hardcover
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réf. 65705London: Printed for Baynes and Son et al. 1826. 4 vols. 8vo. 21.25 x 13 cm. Contemporary navy half calf over marbled boards spines with raised bands and gilt-decorated compartments two red morocco labels to each spine marbled endpapers and edges. Engraved portrait frontispiece and one folding Round Robin plate and a double-page facsimile of Johnson's handwriting. Some light rubbing to boards contents with some occasional light toning and light spotting to endpapers overall a very good set. "This edition in four volumes large octavo is the most beautiful that has yet appeared. The editor was Francis Pearson Walesby 1798-1858 Fellow of Lincoln College and afterwards 1829-34 Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford who in the previous year had edited the edition of Johnson's works in the Oxford English Classics with which this edition of the Life is uniform This is the first edition of the Life to include a portrait of Boswell as a frontispiece" Pottle. The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. first published in 1791 by James Boswell is a biography of English writer Dr. Samuel Johnson. Boswell's personal acquaintance with his subject began in 1763 when Johnson was 54 years old and Boswell covered the entirety of Johnson's life by means of additional research. The work was from the beginning a critical and popular success and represents a landmark in the development of the modern genre of biography and many have called it the greatest biography written in English. Keynes p. 54; Pottle 90 London: Printed for Baynes and Son [et al.], 1826. hardcover
1822réf. 122597T. Cadell et al 1822. 9th Edition. Full Leather. Very Good. 4 vols. Beautifully bound Decorated spine with raised bands. T. Cadell et al hardcover
1874réf. Augustans0003184Bickers 1874. First of this edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 3 vols. Edited with new notes by Percy Fitzgerald. Handsomely rebound. Bickers hardcover
réf. 1279545119.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1900réf. 434076London : Macmillan 1900. 1st edition. Hardcover. Good copy in gilt-blocked cloth. Boards dust-toned. Spine and panel edges somewhat stained bumped and rubbed as with age. Some browning to the pages. Remains in good condition overall. Physical description; 3 volumes ; 23 cm. Subjects; Johnson Samuel 1709-1784. Johnson Samuel 1709-1784 Biography. Lexicographers Great Britain ; Biography. Authors English 18th century ; Biography. London : Macmillan hardcover
2006réf. mon0000078893Clearway Logistics Phase 1a 2006-07-01. Paperback. New. 3.9848 in x 22.3858 in x 15.0000 in. Clearway Logistics Phase 1a paperback
1925réf. 69333Bath UK: George Bayntun 1925. Newly edited edition. Leather Bound. Very Good. 1172pp. Quarto 24 cm 3/4 red leather with pale green cloth raised bands and gilt stamping on the spines. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Extremities lightly rubbed and subtly sunned. Underlying boards peeking through at the corners. Presentation bookplates awarding diligent study with the seal of Harvard University in New England on the front pastedowns. The awardee is Roberto Lee Walker- most likely American physicist Robert Lee Walker 1919-2005 who matriculated at Harvard in 1937 and transferred a year later to the University of Chicago. After a brief time there as a graduate student he joined the Manhattan Project. He also worked at Los Alamos. After the war he continued his graduate work at Cornell earning his PhD in 1948. He joined the Caltech faculty in 1949 as assistant professor becoming associate professor in 1953 full professor in 1959 and emeritus professor in 1981. He died in Tesuque New Mexico. Newly edited with notes by Roger Ingpen. With 576 illustrations facsimiles and maps including 13 plates in photogravure. A handsome edition profusely illustrated of this famous biography. George Bayntun unknown
1791réf. 2506006Henry Baldwin 1791. first. hardcover. very good. First edition first issue. Two volumes leather. Engraved portrait frontis after Sir Joshua Reynolds in the first volume. Second volume illustrated with two plates of Dr. Johnson's handwriting in facsimile. Both volumes in very good condition minor foxing to pages some rubbing to edges. Housed in custom-made slipcase with insert very good. Henry Baldwin unknown
réf. 63789The Navarre Society London 1924. XXXII434;VII480;VII578p. Original burgundy cloth with gilt embossed portrait on front cover. Spine with gilt title and gilded fleurs de lys. Upper edges publisher gilt stained. Lower and fore edge uncut. Ex libris C.J. Chislett glued to paste-down endpapers. Lower and fore edge rust stained. Pencil markings and annotations in Dutch. Vol.I: Front cover stained. Vol.II: Back cover stained. Requires extra shipping costs: weight > 3 Kg. This edition has been printed by the Riverside Press Edinburgh from type specially cast and 2000 copies have been printed on paper of fine quality for the Navarre society. hardcover
1922réf. 56455London: MacMillan & Company Ltd 1922. Hardcover. Near fine. Three volumes. Octavo. 9 x 6 1/4”. 533pp.; 470pp.; 522pp. Incl. index. Blue cloth with gilt stamped titles. Very clean nice set. MacMillan & Company, Ltd hardcover
1926réf. 126808J M Dent & Sons Ltd 1926. Leather. Very Good. 0x0x0. 1926 J.M. Dent 3 volume extra illustrated set bound in 3/4 leather by Bayntun. Tight bindings patterned end papers top edges gilt. Numerous extra plates and illustrations. Light fox speckling to fore edges. 5 hub spines. Please email for photos. J M Dent & Sons Ltd hardcover
1984réf. 66789US: Franklin Library 1984. Full Leather. About fine. Full leather. Original full leather gilt titles and tooling to covers and spine all edges gilt raised bands silk ribbon bookmark bound in. From the Great Books series by Franklin Library. . Franklin Library unknown
1931réf. 056767New York: Modern Library. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1931. 1st Modern Library Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket first printing of this Modern Library Giant edition as stated on copyright page the beige cloth has moderate brown discoloration on the spine and along the top edge moderate tanning to the blank end-papers and a small damp-mark at the bottom corner of the first and last few pages the book is quite presentable the binding is clean and tight and the contents are fine the jacket has edge-chipping tanning to the spine and surface-wear along the spine-folds a damp-mark is present on the rear flap-fold and an internal short tape-mend has been made on the top edge please see our photos of this scarce edition ; 1200 pages . Modern Library hardcover
1858réf. 69702New York: Derby & Jackson 1858. New Edition with Numerous Additions and Notes. Leather Bound. 468; 479; 452; 452pp. Duodecimo 19 cm 3/4 leather with marbled paper over boards gilt tooled spines and red leather spine labels. Marbled text block edges and endpapers. Light rubbing to the board edges and a bit more to the boards themselves. Underlying boards just starting to peek through at a few of the corners. Contemporary owner's name in pen on the front flyleaves. Stitching very occasionally visible in the inside margins. Books very sturdy. A handsome set of this famous biography. Derby & Jackson unknown
1835réf. 43407London: John Murray 1835. Near Fine. Small 8vo. 17cm various paginations plates and illustrations half mid--century polished calf over marlbed boards with spines in six compartments extra gilt decorations in the panels crimson and brown morocco labels top edges gilt marbled endpapers bookseller ticket of D.P. Elder and Morgan Shephard of San Francisco on each volume's rear endpaper Pottle 92. Croker's second edition which reprints the original 100 letters from Johnson that Croker brought to light in 1831 with his first Boswell's Johnson. Pottle refers to this set as the first illustrated edition. A very charming example of the seminal biography one of the high spots of western literature. John Murray unknown