BOSWELL JamesMareMagnum
19062 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, on India Paper, with 2 portrait frontispieces (original tissue guards present); attractively bound in dark green half calf, cloth boards, backs with raised bands, second and third compartments lettered and numbered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt tops, marbled endpapers, expertly rebacked in calf to style, an elegant copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. This edition not recorded by Pottle.
1791rif. 53375London: Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly 1791. First edition the so-called second state with "give" reading on p. 135 in vol. I 2 volumes 4to pp. xii 16 516; 2 588; engraved portrait frontispiece by Heath after Joshua Reynolds and with the Round Robin plate and the plate showing facsimile signatures of Johnson; nice copy in contemporary full calf neatly and pleasingly rebacked sometime in the 20th century preserving the old red and black morocco labels on spine; all the standard cancels are present per Pottle. Regarding the "give" versus "gve" reading Pottle notes that the "booksellers have given this rather uninteresting 'point' more attention than it deserves." Celebrated for its intimacy and vividness Boswell's Life of Johnson "is one of the best books in the world. It is assuredly a great very great work. Homer is not more decidedly the first of the heroic poets Shakespeare is not more decidedly the first of the dramatists Demosthenes is not more decidedly the first of the orators than Boswell is the first of biographers" Macaulay. Grolier English 100 no. 65; Rothschild 463; Pottle 79. Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly unknown books
1799rif. 23381London: printed by H. Baldwin and Son for Charles Dilly 1799. First Malone edition 4 volumes 8vo pp. xxxi 1 452; 2 490; 2 475; 2 514; engraved frontispiece portrait by Baker after Reynolds folding engraved facsimile of Johnson's handwriting folding engraved Round Robin plate; labels gone on all but the last volume but generally a very good sound copy in contemporary full calf. The second edition was something of a botched effort by Boswell and the result was a book "painfully at variance with his own standards of ordered arrangement" although much new important material was added. It was left to Malone to "shake together" Boswell's second and the third "is now generally regarded as the definitive edition" Pottle. Pottle 82. printed by H. Baldwin and Son for Charles Dilly unknown books
1811rif. 25406London: T. Cadell and W. Davies 1811. Last Malone edition 4 volumes 8vo pp. 4 xxxvii 1 464; 2 496; 2 482; 2 530; engraved frontispiece portrait by Baker after Reynolds folding engraved facsimile of Johnson's handwriting folding engraved Round Robin plate; contemporary full mottled calf gilt-decorated spines black morocco labels; front joint on vol. 1 cracked but generally a very good set. "This edition was the one most frequently reprinted in the 19th century and is often spoken of as 'the best of the pre-Crokerian editions'. The more general critical tendency now however seems to be to return to the text of the third as being more nearly that which the author himself approved" Pottle. Pottle 86. T. Cadell and W. Davies unknown books
rif. EXE00BS33London, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1907. 2 volumes, in-4°, reliure demi-maroquin à coins vert, dos à 7 nerfs. 306 illustrations en noir/blanc et 6 planches photographiques.
1798rif. WB18306London: Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly in the Poultry 1798. Hardcover. Very Good. Three volumes. First octavo edition. First edition was 1791; Dublin octavo followed in 1792 so this is in essence the third edition overall. Contemporary brown calf professionally rebacked. Ex libris Anne Davies with her old book label. Smaller modern bookseller label of Henry Southern. Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly, in the Poultry hardcover books
rif. 29256London The Folio Society 1993 in 4 (25x16) 2 volumes reliures toilées marron de l'éditeur sous étui assorti, frontispice, 568 pages et 682 pages. Third printing. Bel exemplaire ( Photographies sur demande / We can send pictures of this book on simple request )
1909rif. RO80052734DENT J. M. et Fils - PUTTON E.P.. 1909. In-16. Cartonnage d'éditeurs. Bon état, Couv. fraîche, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 625 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
1891rif. 266435New York: Harper 1891. hardcover. very good. Edited by George Birkbeck Hill. Frontispiece portrait folding facsimiles and black and white illustrations throughout 6 volumes. Tall thick 8vos handsomely bound in 3/4 green morocco evenly faded to brown with marbled boards gilt-decorated spines; top edge gilt marbled end-papers. New York: Harper 1891. First American Edition. Very good . Harper unknown books
1993rif. 93144London:: Folio Society. Near Fine. 1993. Hardcover. B000HL1GF0 . Complete in two volumes. Edited by Rodney Shewan. Third printing thus. Both volumes are near fine. Housed in a near fine slipcase. . Folio Society, hardcover books
1835rif. 11588London: John Murray 1835. Croker's Second Edition revised by John Wright. Hardcover. Near Fine in Slipcase. Croker's Second Edition revised by John Wright. Hardcover. Croker's second edition revised by John Wright. Ten small volumes including two volumes of Johnsoniana. Volume X is from a "new edition" dated 1884. Each volume includes a hand-colored frontispiece and vignette title. Extra illustrated with the 50 engraved plates and facsimiles some double-page some foldout from the 1839 all hand colored. Bound by Bayntun of Bath in full mottled calf. A very handsome set indeed. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks the renowned neurologist author and educator. He was in his life celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Minor shelf/edge wear one volume shows careful repair at the head else tight bright and unmarred; Slipcase shows light shelf/edge wear closed partial split at rear bottom else bright and clean. Full brown morocco with red morocco labels gilt lettering and decorative elements marbled endpapers aeg; brown cloth slipcase. Small 8vo. var pag. Illus. colored and b/w plates. John Murray hardcover books
1925rif. 436512Bath: George Bayntun 1925. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition thus. Two volumes. Small quartos. 576pp.; 577-1172pp. With 576 illustrations facsimiles and maps including 13 plates in photogravure. Publisher's red cloth gilt. An about very good set. Volume I with a binding heavily sunned in places dampstain on the lower corner of the textblock barely affecting even the margins and lacking the rear endpaper. The binding on Volume II is also heavily sunned in places with general wear and offsetting on the preliminaries. Interiors are bright. Solid presentable reading copies of a fine production. George Bayntun hardcover books
1924rif. 265060London: Privately Printed for The Navarre Society 1924. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition thus. Preface by Clement K Shorter. 433pp. Illustrated. Maroon cloth stamped in gilt topedge gilt. Small stamp on front endpaper a few plates and protective tissue with modest offsetting corners and spine ends fraying with small tears spine slightly worn about very good. Volume one only of a three-volume set. One of 2000 copies. Privately Printed for The Navarre Society hardcover books
1925rif. 9031535Boston: Charles E. Lauriat 1925. Hardcover. Very Good. Edited and with notes by Ingpen. Bound in publisher's original red cloth with spines and covers stamped in gilt. Contains 576 illustrations facsimiles and maps in black and white including thirteen plates in photogravure. Mild wear to corners heads and heels. 7 1/2 x 10 inches. 1172 pages total pages. Charles E. Lauriat hardcover books
rif. 200712263London, GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, 1867 ; in-12, 526 pp., cartonnage de l'éditeur(ptes usures). Comprising a series or his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent perons; and various original pieces of his composition; with a chromological account or his studies and numerous works. a new edition, elucidated by copious notes. with illustrations by julian portch.
1899rif. 362101Litchfield CT: Alex B. Shumway. Poor with no dust jacket. 1899. Hardcover. Ex-library of Congress. Has library bookplates and stamps but not on the spine. Covers and spine have heavy heavy wear around the edges. Corners are lightly bumped. Spine is almost completely cracked at the front endpaper and is beginning to crack at a few signatures. Front free endpaper is almost loose. Spine has a few missing pieces along the back edge. ; Inscribed by editor George Boswell to David Copeland on a blank pre-lim. . Alex B. Shumway hardcover
rif. 1019812710.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
2015rif. Gyan-9789333677523Facsimile Publisher 2015. Hardcover. New. 22.59 x 14.34 x 3.25 cm. English Facsimile Publisher hardcover
2015rif. Gyan-9789333677523Facsimile Publisher 2015. Hardcover. New. 22.59 x 14.34 x 3.25 cm. English Facsimile Publisher hardcover
rif. 0364130369.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
rif. 1331021987.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1899rif. 610318Litchfield: Alex B. Shumway 1899. Hardcover. Fair. First edition. 12mo. Illustrated. Handsome contemporary Litchfiled druggist & stationer ticket on front pastedown and an ad for "Ye Olde Curiosity Shop" laid down onto the rear fly. Binding heavily worn hinges neatly repaired and the final six leaves excised which appear to have been local ads and images a fair copy. The text however has been nicely preserved. Alex B. Shumway hardcover books
