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1922réf. 322959Garden City: Doubleday Page & Company for Gabriel Wells 1922. Limited Temple Bar Edition. Hardcover. Good. 10 vols. A complete set of ten hardcover books in very good condition with worn dustjackets. Pale drip stains down each volume's spine mostly affecting the jackets only including occasional bits of stuck-on paper from the jackets. All spines lightly tanned. Spine of volume 1 is bent down the middle. Small tears at the top of volume 1 and 3's spines. Faint spotty discoloration on cover of volume 8. Some patchy toning on the endpapers mirroring the jacket flaps. Light stain in margins of last 25 or so pages in volume 9. Otherwise text unmarked and binding tight across the set. The jackets are badly chipped and torn. Back panel entirely gone from volume 1's jacket. However the majority of each jacket is present. Temple Bar Edition edited by Clement Shorter. Limited edition; #561 out of 785 sets. Illustrated with occasional black and white plates. Doubleday, Page & Company, for Gabriel Wells hardcover
1835réf. 019457London: John Murray 1835. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good. First printing of this edition.Ten volume set in three-quarter green leather with green cloth top edge gilt gilt titles on ribbed spine with gilt bordered compartments gilt ruled corners and front cover marbled endpapers. Each volume has two engraved frontispieces and they are different in each volume. Includes the Croker notes and anecdotes by Hawkins Piozzi Murphy Tyers Reynolds Steevens &c. This edition has extra illustrations. Folding map in vol. four Round Robin fold-out in vol. six. Matching set clean and unmarked very nice solid bindings rubbed at the edges. Photos on request. John Murray hardcover
1829réf. 329426Jones & Company 1829. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo in 3/4 calf on markbled paper engraved frontis. The joints are slit and the front hinge is cracked but the binding remains firm corners rubbed through widely scattered light foxing. Jones & Company hardcover
1909réf. mon0000107994Sturgis & Walton 1909T. hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. 2 Volumesrn1909 - Sturgis & WaltonrnHardcover. rnNo dust jacket.rnMinor cover wear.rnClean unmarked text. rnTight binding.rn Sturgis & Walton hardcover
1983réf. 89217Franklin Center Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library 1983. Full Leather. Near Fine. Three volume set. 1494pp. Index. Bound into full blue leather with gilt design lettering and foredges. 3 raised bands to spine moire endpapers silk ribbons. Published as part of The 25th Anniversary Limited Edition of The Great Books of the Western World. There is a little discoloration to the moire endpaper edges as can often happen in these. Notes from the editors pamphlet included. Illustrated with portraits of leading figures of Dr. Johnson's day. Spine of volume 2 only is a bit faded. The Franklin Library unknown
1934réf. 328630London: J. M. Dent and Sons Limited 1934. Reissue; Third Printing. Hardcover. Volume 1: Very Good in boards. Fading on spine and partial fading on front and rear panel. Volume 3: Very Good in boards and fading on spine and front panel.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. J. M. Dent and Sons Limited hardcover
1793réf. 1249C005London: Charles Dilly 1793. 2nd Edition . Hardback. Printed pages: 8vo. VOL I: Frontis Title vi Dedication vii-xii Advertisement to 1st Ed. xiii-xviii Advertisement to 2nd Ed.; 1-xxii Additions recollected & received after the 2nd edition was printed xxiii-xxxi Chronological Catalouge of the prose works 1 blank xxvii-xxxix Table of Contents 1 xxxiii-xxxvi Corrections xxxviii Additional Corrections 1 blank 603. VOL II: Title 634 Fold-out plate facing p.450. VOL III: Title 711 Fold-out plate facing p.711 1 blank. Good. 5.75 x 8.5 inches 14 x 22 cm. Complete three volume set. Half calf leather bindings with marbled boards. Spines with gilt ruled compartments and red morocco title labels. Spines heavily worn and rubbed with loss to ends and chipping to edges. Joints cracked front board of Volume II is loose but held by the cords. Volume I has an old leather repair to rear joint. Good solid page blocks. Foxing to text and occasional pencilled margin markings. Owner's name to all title pages dated 1809 a later owner's name and address to front free endpaper in Volume I. The second London edition and first English octavo edition following the 1791 London quarto edition and the 1792 Dublin octavo edition. Complete with the portrait frontis in Volume I fold-out 'Round Robin' plate in Volume II and fold-out handwriting facsimile in Volume III. Volume I also includes the additional corrections leaf c3 p. xxxviii. Overall condition is Good. Size: 5.75 x 8.5 inches 14 x 22 cm. Charles Dilly hardcover
1952réf. 213600New York: Modern Library 1952. Modern Library Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Modern Library hardcover
1910réf. 1000N36London: Simpkin Marshall Hamilton Kent & Co. 1910-1911. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 6.5" by 4". Edmund J. Sullivan. A charming and complete two volume set of James Boswell's The Life of Samuel Johnson one of the most praised biographies in English literature. James Boswell's The Life of Samuel Johnson the famous biography of the seventeenth century literary figure. Published by Simpkin Marshall Hamilton Kent & Co. between 1910-1911. Scarce as a complete two volume set. First published in 1791.In the publisher's original brown cloth with a decorative title leaf and frontispiece to each volume. Often considered to be one of the best biographies in English literature Boswell's The Life of Samuel Johnson established the already influential polymath into one of the most famous figures in eighteenth century Britain. Having personally known Johnson Boswell emphasises Johnson's intellectualism and integrity along with many amusing anecdotes. In the publisher's original brown cloth. Externally smart with a small mark to bottom right board of Volume II. Minor fading to boards a little heavier to spines. Slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Decorative end papers are bright and clean. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. hardcover
1925réf. 2028Spine loose in one place There is a front page of a DJ inside one of the books. They are discolored at front page and one book has a crease in its cover. All i n all in remarkable condition. See photos. George Bayntun hardcover
1835réf. 1752143603BMHJohn Murray 1835. Hardcover. Very Good. 1835. No edition remarks. 381 pages. No dust jacket. Half bound chestnut leather with brown cloth covered boards and gilt lettering to spine by Henderson and Bisset. Black and white frontispieces. Marbled endpapers. Gilt top edge to textblock. Pages with some foxing and tanning particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear. John Murray hardcover
1835réf. 1752143543BMHJohn Murray 1835. Hardcover. Good. 1835. No edition remarks. 343 pages. No dust jacket. Half bound chestnut leather with brown cloth covered boards and gilt lettering to spine by Henderson and Bisset. Marbled endpapers. Black and white frontispieces with tissue guard. Black and white fold-out map. Gilt top edge to textblock. Pages with some foxing and tanning particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Cracking to front hinge but binding remains firm. Tissue guard creased. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear. John Murray hardcover
1835réf. 1752143448BMHJohn Murray 1835. Hardcover. Very Good. 1835. No edition remarks. 431 pages. Half bound chestnut leather with brown cloth covered boards and gilt lettering to spine by Henderson and Bisset. Black and white frontispieces with tissue guard. Marbled endpapers. Gilt top edge to textblock. Pages with some foxing and tanning particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear. John Murray hardcover
1835réf. 1752143294BMHJohn Murray 1835. Hardcover. Very Good. 1835. No edition remarks. 344 pages. Half bound chestnut leather with brown cloth covered boards and gilt lettering to spine by Henderson and Bisset. Black and white portrait frontispieces with tissue guard. Marbled endpapers. Gilt top edge to textblock. Pages with some foxing and tanning particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear. John Murray hardcover
1963réf. M3-400yz5THE HERITAGE PRESS 1963. hardcover. Books are in excellent condition. 0x0x0. THE HERITAGE PRESS hardcover
1983réf. 176First edition thus complete in three volumes. Fine hardcover books. Quite heavy; may require additional shipping fees. Shipped securely in a padded box from Edmonton Alberta Canada. Please send a message if you have any questions or would like to see additional photos. Larger items may require additional shipping fees. Thanks for looking! Franklin Press hardcover
réf. 17059The Phoenix Book Company Ltd. London. Book Hardcover. Good. No date. Blue cloth bumped gilt top edge. Some brown spots on outer block and on the odd page internally. The Phoenix Book Company Ltd., London hardcover
1889réf. 325538New York: John R. Anderson Co 1889. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Light water staining on side text block edge. Small closed tears on spine crown and heel. John R. Anderson Co hardcover
réf. 1024813746.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1793réf. 113260Charles Dilly 1793. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket. Three volumes leatherbound. First octavo edition revised and augmented. Covers shelfworn. Bookplate of John Clarke Stoughton inside each front cover. Three small clippings on the first two pages. Charles Dilly hardcover
réf. 199450London: Odhams Press Ltd N.D. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Both volumes Very Good in boards. Odhams Press Ltd hardcover
1791réf. 6914London: Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly 1791. First Edition First Printing. Rebound in Full Leather. First edition first printing with "gve" for "give" on page 135. Measuring approximately 10.75" x 9" with 516 & 588 numbered pages. Finely bound in full leather with marbled endsheets. Housed in a custom cloth slipcase. These volumes are in very good condition. Moderate darkening and cracking to the leather on the spines. Moderate wear to the board edges. Frontispiece in volume one is offered in facsimile. Several scattered instances of marginalia from a previous owner. Samuel Johnson 1709–1784 was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet playwright essayist moralist literary critic sermonist biographer editor and lexicographer. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography calls him "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history" Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory # P1-98. Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly unknown
1983réf. 201017Franklin Center Pennsylvania: Franklin Library 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Vol. I AS NEW in shrinkwrap Vols. II and III Near Fine Leather Bound Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines.; The Great Books of the Western World. Franklin Library hardcover
1945réf. 201152New York: International Collectors Library 1945. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Superficial scuff to spine. International Collectors Library hardcover
1907réf. 953Q12London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons 1907 . Leather. Very Good Indeed. 10" by 7.5". Not Stated. A smartly bound complete pair of Boswell's landmark biography of Samuel Johnson with this edition containing notes by Roger Ingpen and richly illustrated throughout. Bound in half calf with cloth boards. Complete in two volumes. Illustrated with six photogravure plates and numerous additional illustrations to each volume. Collated complete. Boswell's 'The Life of Samuel Johnson' is one of the most influential biographies ever written being a landmark in how the modern genre of biography developed. Written by James Boswell a noted biographer and diarist and a close friend of Samuel Johnson.Johnson was a noted lexicographer and is best known for his 'A Dictionary of the English Language'. With notes by Roger Ingpen. Bound in half calf with cloth boards. Externally very smart with rubbing to the extremities and joints and a few marks. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons hardcover
