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1835réf. 400273London : John Murray 1835. First Edition. Hardcover. Provenance; Bookplate James O'Byrne. Poor copies in the originalelaborately blind-tooled cloth. Spines' bands worn detaching from text block; panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Some loss. Scattered foxing. Text remains clear and without blemish. Date is suggested/cannot be verified. Physical description; 10 volumes : illustrations ; 18 cm. Notes; Vols. 9-10 have running title: Johnsoniana. Includes index. Subjects; Johnson Samuel 1709-1784. Johnson Samuel Travel Scotland Hebrides. Boswell James Travel Scotland Hebrides. Johnson Samuel. Authors English 18th century ; Biography. Hebrides Scotland Description and travel. Scotland Description and travel. Hebrides Scotland Description and travel. London : John Murray 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
1835réf. 6231London: John Murray 1835. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 10 volume set 170 x 105 mm. 6 3/4 x 4 1/4". Full green leather bindning not faded marbeled endpapers not cracked board turn-ins with gilt gauffering. A tidy set with some minor rub/wear spots couple of little nicks. Contents very clean. Each volume with a unique illustrated title page. Solidly Very Good -- a no-fuss 1835 Johnson in the fun 10-volume reading edition. John Murray 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
1900réf. 213689GLondon: MacMillan and Co. Limited 1900. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 3 volumes in very good condition. Volume 1: 533 pages. Volume 2: 470 pages. Volume 3: 522 pages. Pages are clean and unmarked. Previous owner's markings on the ffeps. Deckle edges lightly darkened. Bound in red cloth with gilt titles lightly faded and worn around the edges. Some wear on the corners. Spines are lightly faded with some small stains. Binding is nice and tight. VG/- - MacMillan and Co., Limited 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
1851réf. 633126Office of the National Illustrated Library 1851. New Edition. Leather Binding. Very Good. 5 volumes bound as 3. An attractive set bound in period 3/4 black calf over marbled boards spines with raised bands tooled in gilt and twin red morocco labels edges speckled red light rubbing; minor foxing to text. B/w illustrations. Office of the National Illustrated Library unknown
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
réf. 1419184504.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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
1891réf. 2335142London: George Routledge and Sons Limited 1891. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Reynolds Joshua. The Library Edition.' 1 inch split to cloth along front joint of first volume endpapers foxed front hinge of first and third volumes just beginning to weaken front and rear hinges of second and fifth volumes weakening some pages unopened. 1891 Hard Cover. Complete in five volumes. lxii 381; 398; 400 4; 390 4; 424 4 pp. Navy blue cloth gilt titles frontispiece portraits by Sir Joshua Reynolds edited by Henry Morley includes advertisements and prefaces from several editions including John Wilson Croker's. Samuel Johnson byname Dr. Johnson born September 18 1709 Lichfield Staffordshire England - died December 13 1784 London English critic biographer essayist poet and lexicographer regarded as one of the greatest figures of 18th-century life and letters. Johnson once characterized literary biographies as "mournful narratives" and he believed that he lived "a life radically wretched." Yet his career can be seen as a literary success story of the sickly boy from the Midlands who by talent tenacity and intelligence became the foremost literary figure and the most formidable conversationalist of his time. For future generations Johnson was synonymous with the later 18th century in England. The disparity between his circumstances and achievement gives his life its especial interest. - Britannica George Routledge and Sons, Limited hardcover
1922réf. johnson3volumeMacMillan 1922. Hardcover. Clean pages tight binding 3/4 . The Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell in 3 volumes complete. Part of the Library of English Classics published by MacMillan in 1922. Set is bound in original 3/4 leather and marble boards.Clean pages tight binding 3/4 leather boards show heavy wear at the hinges drying to leather and light bumping MacMillan hardcover
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1807réf. 17178Boston: W. Andrews and L. Blake Greenough and Stebbins printers 1807. First American Edition from the Fifth London Edition. Full Leather Hardcovers. Very Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued. Full Title: The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. 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 Full calf with red leather spine label with gilt sections and numerals on the spine. Edges stained and speckled light blue with 8vo; 9 by 5.5 inches; pp 500 / 512 / 543 with index; Frontispiece of Samuel Johnson in volume 1. Advertisements of first five volumes and a six-page Chronological Catalogue of the Prose Works of Samuel Johnson precedes the text in volume one. First American Edition from the Fifth London Edition. This is the first edition of this work to contain an index. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear; minor bump to the lower text block of Volume 1 and 2. Some loss of sharpness of gilt on the spine. Lacking tissue guard before the frontispiece in vol 1. Small hole center front of partially through the front board near the spine of vol 3. There are no fold-out plates. A complete set of Boswell's The Life of Samuel Johnson originally published in 1791. James Boswell was a Scottish biographer diarist and lawyer born in Edinburgh. He is best known for his biography of his friend and older contemporary the English writer Samuel Johnson which is often said to be the greatest biography written in the English language. Samuel Johnson 1709 - 1784 was an English writer poet playwright essayist critic biographer editor and lexicographer and The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography calls him "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history. Ref: Shaw & Shoemaker Am Biblio 12184 W. Andrews and L. Blake, Greenough and Stebbins, printers hardcover
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réf. mon0000415744W. P. Nimmo Hay & Mitchell 1887T. hardcover. Acceptable. in x in x in. Ex-library book usual marking. Clean pages with some minor wear to cover's edges. Good otherwise. W. P. Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell hardcover
1807réf. lsj03London: T Cadell; W Davies. VG : in very good condition. Respined and with new endpapers. Some rubbing and scuffing to leather. Tightly bound. Browning to prelims. Previous owner's inscriptions to original prelim pages. 1807. 5th edition. Brown hardback leather cover. 220mm x 150mm 9" x 6". xxxvi 478pp; 496pp; 480pp; 522pp. Engraved frontispiece; fold out page of facsimile handwriting. 'Comprehending an account of Johnson's studies and numerous works in chronological order; a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons; and various original pieces never before published' Heavy set extra shipping needed for overseas. . T Cadell; W Davies hardcover
1826réf. 000013223Oxford: William Pickering and Talboys and Wheeler 1826. First Pickering edition. Hardcover. Good or better. 4 vol. 8vo. 5 vi-xix 2 2-394 2; 5 4-416; 5 2-395 1; 7 vi-xi 2 2-428 pp. Full contemporary calf tree calf on volumes three and four the spines have been rebacked in period style twin gold borders on each board spines in six compartments with two morocco labels one red and one black gold lettering and decorations on the spine; all edges marbled. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Volumes one and two illustrated with a frontispiece volume three with the folding "Round Robin" facsimile plate volume four with a folding plate a facsimile of Dr. Johnson's letter. Bookseller's ticket of Hugh Hopkins in Glasgow in each volume. Kelly 1826.2. Keynes 54. Pottle 90. Edited by Francis Pearson Walesby. The landmark biography and history of the man of letters. The boards quite rubbed and worn especially volumes one and two a few gutters with tape ghosts. William Pickering and Talboys and Wheeler hardcover
réf. 005740London: Charles griffin and Company. Leather. Very Good. Octavo. Signed Binding. Full polished green calf raised bands red morocco title label gilt title and gilt decorative panels ruled boards marbled endpapers and edges 9 x 6.25 inches. N.D. no date circa 1870. xii 580 pages with Index; illustrated with steel engraved frontis and plates. Signed binding by Zaehnsdorf binders stamp on lower front free endpage. Showing some overall general wear and rubbing. Previous owner's signature of Handley Davies dated December 1894. A handsomely bound copy of a classic work Charles griffin and Company hardcover
