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réf. 1331211433.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. 1528559746.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 1528184955.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. B9781020260810Hardback. New. hardcover
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1934réf. 5757London: Oxford University at The Clarendon Press 1934. First Edition Thus. Volumes I through IV measure approximately 9" x 6" while the fifth book in the set measures approximately 8.25" x 5.5". These volumes are in very good condition.Gilt lettering on the spines are bright and well preserved. Minor surface wear and staining to the cloth boards. Tour of Hebrides is dedicated to Robert Adam - who was the son of the famous Johnsonian book collector Robert Borthwick Adam. The book is signed by Robert Adam to his son and is also signed by the editor Robert William Chapman on the half-title page: "to the friend whose help made this edition possible". Volume I of Boswell's Life of Johnson comes with a signed letter from Lawrence Fitzroy Powell who was the Samuel Johnson scholar that revised the present work. The letter is signed to R. B. Adam thanking him for his contributions to the four volume collection in the acknowledgment section. Volume IV has a signed letter from Oxford Clarendon Press laid in that is addressed to R. B. Adam. 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. Oxford University at The Clarendon Press unknown
1854réf. FB69 (1 to 10) /8Brown embossed cloth binding with gilt title on the spine. Volumes I to X. dimensions are for one volume. Some stains on boards. John Murray. London hardcover
1826réf. FB98 (1 to 4) /8Brown leather spine with red and green title plates gilt banding decoration and lettering on the spine. Brown marbled boards. In volumes 1 2 3 and 4. Boards scuffed Baynes & Son hardcover
1950réf. 307850New York: McGraw Hill Book Company 1950. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Light shelfwear on spine. Light foxing on top text block edge. McGraw Hill Book Company hardcover
1925réf. 866B66London : Humphrey Milford 1925. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 4.5". Not Stated. A smart volume of Boswell's notebook uncommon in the dust wrapper. This volume contains the note book of James Boswell with the recording of particulars of Johnson's early life. Boswell is most known for his biography of Samuel Johnson. With a facsimile frontispiece.Collated complete. Uncommon in the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally lovely. Previous owner pencil inscription to the front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original unclipped dust wrapper which is smart with light fading to the spine and wraps. Near Fine Humphrey Milford hardcover
1887réf. 868F43London: Clarendon Press 1887 . Cloth. Good Only. 9" by 6.5". Not Stated. James Boswell's complete six volume biography of Samuel Johnson illustrated throughout. A complete six volume set of James Boswell's biography of English writer Dr. Samuel Johnson. Edited by George Birkbeck Hill and including both Boswell's 'Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides' and Johnson's 'Diary of a Journey into North Wales'.The first edition thus of this set being the first edition edited by Hill.Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait to three volumes and eight folding plates. Collated complete.A landmark work in the development of the modern biography in English many have claimed it as the greatest biography ever written. Nevertheless this biography takes many critical liberties with Johnson's life with Boswell making various changes to Johnson's quotations and even censoring his comments. In the publisher's original quarter morocco bindings. Losses of leather to spine heads and tails. Significant losses of leather to head and tail of volume V back strip and to head of volume I back strip. Further cracking to volumes II and III spines. Rear joint of volume VI and front joint of volume II starting with boards holding firm. Rear joint of volume II starting with board weakly held. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Good Only Clarendon Press hardcover
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
1914réf. 847M22London: Macmillan and Co. 1914. Leather. Near Fine. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. A Globe Edition of Boswell's biography of Samuel Johnson in a very smart half calf binding with the gilt crest of Marlborough College to the front board. The sixth reprint of the Globe Edition of this work in a half calf binding with the gilt crest of Marlborough College to the front board and decorative gilt to the spine. Marbled end papers and edges. James Boswell 1740-1795 was best known for this biography of his friend Samuel Johnson commonly said to be the greatest biography written in the English language. It gives an account of his personality his studies and works as well as his correspondence and some previously unpublished work. Samuel Johnson had an influential and lasting effect on the development of English literature particularly due to his dictionary literary criticism and biographical works. This edition contains a facsimile of the title page from the original quarto edition and an advertisement to the first edition along with an introduction by Mowbray Morris. In a half calf binding. Externally very smart with light rubbing to the extremities and joints. Colour and gilt remain bright to the boards and spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Near Fine Macmillan and Co. hardcover
1951réf. 009979London: William Heinemann Ltd. 1951. The Yale edition of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Bound in full leather by The Studley Press Ewell Surrey.In full black morocco. Gilt lettering on the spine and decorations.Silk page marker ribbon.Top edge giltStudley Press endpapers.The original London street maps from the front and rear endpapersare here bound in as a four page foldout map. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Boswell by Joshua Reynolds and three facsimile reproductions of pages from the original manuscript. xiii 370 pages.6.5 X 9.5 inches.There is some offsetting to the endpapers and a few spots to be found at the page edges.Overall a near fine copy. Reprint. Full Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket. William Heinemann Ltd. Hardcover
1950réf. 420331McGraw-Hill: New York 1950. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. 370 pp. With Index. The publication of this volume marked a milestone in the history of English literature as it was the first publication of Boswell's journal in almost two hundred years. New York hardcover
réf. B9781015458055Hardback. New. hardcover
réf. B9781018559582Hardback. New. hardcover
1887réf. 806F33Oxford: Clarendon Press 1887 . First edition. Leather. Near Fine. 9" by 6.5". Not Stated. James Boswell's complete six volume biography of Samuel Johnson beautifully bound in half calf and illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work to be edited by George Birkbeck Hill. In beautiful signed half calf bindings from Frost & Co. of Bath this is an excellent and complete six volume set of James Boswell's biography of English writer Dr. Samuel Johnson. The first edition thus being the first edition edited by George Birkbeck Hill and including both Boswell's 'Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides' and Johnson's 'Diary of a Journey into North Wales'.Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait to four volumes two further engraved plates and six folding plates. Collated complete.A landmark work in the development of the modern biography in English many have claimed it as the greatest biography ever written. Nevertheless this biography takes many critical liberties with Johnson's life with Boswell making various changes to Johnson's quotations and even censoring his comments. In signed half calf bindings with gilt detailing to back strips and cloth covered boards. Light fading to back strips otherwise externally lovely. Binder's stamps to verso of front free endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine Clarendon Press hardcover
1934réf. 812A38Oxford : At the Clarendon Press 1934-50. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 9" by 6" . Not Stated . The acclaimed biography of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell complete with six bright volumes in five. A collection complete in three volumes of this work by Scottish biographer James Boswell often described as one of the greatest English biographies of all time. Edited by George Birkbeck Hill a revised and enlarged edition by L. F. Powell first thus. Complete six volumes in five the last volume contains Johnson's The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides and volume VI of the Index with its supplement a table of anonymous persons with its own index a bibliography and a list of errata. Together with Johnson's Diary of a Journey into North Wales. With seventeen full page plates of which four folding. Lacking 'Bust of Johnson' to volume IV. 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. This edition is reprinted from the third edition revised and augmented of 1799. Original facsimile title pages included. In the original publisher's full cloth uniform bindings. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Library shelf numbers inked to the spine Stoke Newington public library bookplate to the front pastedown discreet library stamp to imprint page. Library gilt blind stamp to front boards. Dust wrappers price-clipped with shelf wear chipped to the head and tail of the spine spine sunned library shelf number inked to spine light soiling to wraps. Internally firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. With seventeen full page plates of which four folding. Lacking 'Bust of Johnson' to volume IV. Very Good Indeed At the Clarendon Press hardcover
1852réf. 188535London & New York: George Routledge & Sons 1852. Hardback No Dust Wrapper. Good. Condition Notes: Gently bruised at the head tail and corners of the leather binding. Contents complete clean and tight but volume III has damp-staining to the top corner of the frontis title pages and first couple of leaves; ### IMPORTANT: Weighing 2.2kg. overseas shipping will require additional postage . ### Hardback. Half-leather on Brown boards with gilt on 5 raised bands titles to the spine; Measures 7¼ x 4¾ 2.2 kg; pp xxxiiviiixxvi 298300360; Index; Publishing date unstated dated from the preface in volume III. Includes: Tissue-guarded Frontispiece; Photogravures; Marbled lining papers; All edges marbled; The book is on the shelf ready to be appropriately packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John Bath by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #188535 London & New York: George Routledge & Sons hardcover
réf. 0243447086.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1992réf. Q-0300057350Yale University Press 1992-08-26. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Yale University Press paperback
1950réf. 0201-ADETHT-OO-BX366-3.96Rare hardcover copy in slipcase. An occasional underlined passage but mostly unmarked throughout. Slipcase in very good condition. Book shows some light scuff marks on the spine obvious but not overly bad. McGraw-Hill Book Company hardcover
1887réf. mon0000082983Oxford At The Clarendon Press 1887-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Vol III- First edition without jacket on red cloth will send out 1 st class post - rare and collectable Oxford At The Clarendon Press hardcover
1887réf. mon00000829841887-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. First edition without jacket on red cloth will send out 1 st class post - rare and collectable hardcover
