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1835réf. 500020265London: John Murray 1835. First. . hardcover Sp & hardcover. Good. 12mo. 7 volumes with contemporary leather spine and marbled boards. vol 6 7 & 10 in maroon cloth with faded spine and the last with detached boards John Murray hardcover
1884réf. 24975London: George Bell 1884. six volumes in total bound in publishers tan cloth on spines and maroon cloth on boards covers mostly bumped at corners and some sunning and soiling to cloth but bindings are sound and tight brown-spotting at edges and occasionally within mostly affecting outer leaves. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. George Bell Hardcover
1859réf. 12910Routledge Warnes & Routledge 1859. 4 vols. 8vo. with four engraved frontispieces engraved and printed titles and very numerous wood-engraved illustrations throughout neat contemporary signature on printed titles some very light occasional and inoffensive spotting; original patterned cloth elaborately blocked in blind backs gilt extra lightly rubbed at headbands without material loss one or two corners lightly bruised else a very good clean copy. With the contemporary trade ticket of M. Ogle of Glasgow on front paste-down and the binder's ticket of Leighton Son & Hodge on rear paste-down. With 4pp publisher's catalogue bound in at end of fourth volume. An early reissue of the National Illustrated Library Edition the first illustrated version first published in 1851. It is a reprint of Malone's sixth edition with a few original notes. 'The illustrations are profuse and useful' Pottle. A SPLENDID WHOLLY UNRESTORED AND ENTIRELY TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF A MID-VICTORIAN EDITION COMPLETE WITH PATTERNED CLOTH BINDING PIBLISHER'S ADVERTISEMENT AND BOOKSELLER'S AND BINDER'S TICKETS. Leighton Son & Hodge were leading trade and remnant binders of the latter half of the nineteenth century. Pottle 94 recording the NLI 1851 edition. Routledge Warnes & Routledge, hardcover
1811réf. 003418London: T Cadell and W Davies 1811. Sixth Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. VG 1811 in contemporary honeycombed calf gilt lines to edges corners and edges a little worn and bumped. All spines have been professionally relaid raised bands gilt tooling and title edges a little worn and bumped. Internally all have red marbled endpapers some offsetting and minimal foxing to prelims. Vol 1 frontis of Johnson dated 1756 2 xxxvii 1 481 pp 2 pull out sheets. Vol 2 2 496 pp. Vol 3 2 483 pp. Vol 4 2 530 pp all printed in London by C Baldwin of New Bridge St. A lovely set. lawyer diarist and biographer of Samuel Johnson published his Life of and on 13 May forty-one London booksellers purchased more than 400 sets of two large quarto volumes and on 16 May the twenty-eighth anniversary of his first meeting with Johnson in Davies's back parlour the biography was published. Sales exceeded all expectations. Of a total of 1750 sets printed 800 were sold in the first two weeks 1200 by the end of August 1400 by December and 1600 by August 1792. see ODNB for a full Bio. 210129 mm. see Kent 152. Allibone 978. Pottle 174. T Cadell and W Davies hardcover
1791réf. 7195London: Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly in the Poultry 1791. First Edition. Full Leather. Very Good. Two volumes. 4to. Pp. xii 16 3-516; 1 2-588 2. Engraved portrait frontis. after Sir Joshua Reynolds in the first volume. Second volume illustrated with two plates of Dr. Johnson's handwriting in facsimile. Marbled endpapers. Full speckled calf with gilt filigree borders and inner dentelles rebacked in period style; repaired corners. Two bookplates: "The High Canon's Library" and "Malo Mori Quam Foedari" possibly the plate of Cardinal Henry Edward Manning. Interiors quite nice. First edition first state with "gve" in lieu of "give" on p.135 of Vol. I. Boswell's achievement was not to simply capture the brilliance and wit of his subject but to provide through meticulous scholarship the complexities of Johnson amid the literary realm of his era. Provenance: Sold at the 1922 Sotheby's sale of The Valuable Library . of the Late Baroness Burdett Coutts. Printed by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, in the Poultry unknown
1874réf. 471087London : Bickers and Son 1874. Reprint. Hardcover. Very good copies both contemporarily bound by Bickers of London in full navy aniline calf boards gilt-bordered now with minor scuffs. Corners bumped with minor wear to the panel edges. Spine gilt-tooled with raised bands and red leather labels the former rubbed along with joints and endbands. Marble edges and endpapers; earlier leaves in both volumes show some faint dust or ink smudges with the interiors remaining tight bright and clean. A well-preserved set overall. Physical description; 2 volumes ; 23 cm. Notes; Vols. 1-2 of 3. Edited with new notes by Percy Fitzgerald. Subjects; Johnson Samuel 1709-1784. Biography. Lexicographers. Authors English. 18th century. Scotland. Hebrides. Travel. Journals. London : Bickers and Son hardcover
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1833réf. 53771New York: George Dearborn 1833. Hardcover. Good. 2 vols quarto. A good set in 3/4 leather and marbled paper boards. Wear along sedge spine ends and corners. Spines and boards are scuffed and rubbed. Foxed. Previous owner's name penned on first free end paper in each volume Ebenezer Snell. George Dearborn hardcover
2026réf. LRB511921Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Langue : Français. Environ 534 pages. Français : Réimpression à la demande. Édition originale : 1807. Portrait intellectuel majeur de Samuel Johnson cette biographie classique de James Boswell retrace avec précision sa formation ses travaux ses correspondances et ses conversations avec de nombreuses figures remarquables de son époque. L'ouvrage réunit un vaste ensemble de matériaux biographiques et documentaires offrant une source essentielle pour l'histoire littéraire britannique et la culture du XVIIIe siècle. A major intellectual portrait of Samuel Johnson this classic biography by James Boswell traces his education works correspondence and conversations with many notable figures of his time. It brings together a wide range of biographical and documentary material making it an essential source for British literary history and the culture of the eighteenth century. Images du livre non contractuelles English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1807. This modern reproduction of 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 converstations with many eminent persons and various original pieces of his composition by Boswell James 1740-1795 makes an old or rare text available for consultation bibliographic research and specialized collections. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026réf. LRB11000128Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 580 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1872. A substantial biography of Samuel Johnson bringing together Boswell's celebrated life of the lexicographer with correspondence and conversations that illuminate Johnson's character literary friendships and intellectual circle. An important work for readers interested in eighteenth-century English literature biography and the history of literary culture. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026réf. LRB11000142Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 516 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1807. Detailed biography of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell presenting Johnson's studies works correspondence conversations and original pieces. A major source for the literary culture of eighteenth-century Britain and an essential work for readers interested in Johnson Boswell and the history of English letters. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026réf. LRB528581Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 568 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1791. This modern reproduction of The life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. comprising a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons; and various original pieces of his composition. With a chronological account of his studies and numerous works the whole exhibiting a view of literature and literary men in Great Britain for nearly half a century by Boswell James 1740-1795 makes an old or rare text available for consultation bibliographic research and specialized collections. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026réf. LRB524523Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 560 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1791. This modern reproduction of The life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. comprising a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons; and various original pieces of his composition. With a chronological account of his studies and numerous works the whole exhibiting a view of literature and literary men in Great Britain for nearly half a century. With copius notes by Boswell James 1740-1795 makes an old or rare text available for consultation bibliographic research and specialized collections. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
1906réf. 194037London: Robert Rivière & Son Ltd 1906. An attractively bound set of one of the most famous biographies in any language originally published in 1791. 2 vols octavo. Portrait frontispieces of Boswell and Johnson with tissue guards. Original blue half calf spines lettered in gilt with laurel device in compartments blue cloth sides marbled endpapers top edges gilt. Spines toned damp stain to lower corners of leather and contents foxing to outer leaves and edges. A very good copy. hardcover
1897réf. 061151London: J.M. Dent & Company 29 & 30 Bedford Street 1897. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 12mo. LONDON : 1931. First published in 1791 and in Everyman the first two of the series in 1906. 2 Volumes bound as 1. Everyman's Library; Nos. 1 & 2: Volume 1: 1709-1775; Vol. 2: 1776-1784. Hardback. Contemporary black Morrocco-leather spine and corners. Blue cloth sides. Raised bands; gilt lettered spine; with gilt device between the panels. Top-edge gilt. Gilt crest; Spritus Intus Alit to centre of cover a Latin phrase meaning the spirit nourishes within from Virgil's Aeneid VI 726. The motto of: Clifton College Bristol. Marbled end-papers. Bright; internally crisp and clean. No owner name or internal markings. NEAR FINE. xxi 638 iv 625 pages. Index. Chronological Table. Printed at 'The Temple Press Letchworth England'. A Nice copy; ideal gift. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping. Sm.8vo. Dent Everyman Library No. 1 & 2. J.M. Dent & Company, 29 & 30 Bedford Street hardcover
1962réf. 627616New York: The Modern Library 1962. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Later printing "The present text follows that of Malone's sixth edition" - from introduction by Herbert Askwith. Complete and unabridged in one volume. Thick octavo. xv 1200pp. Blue Toledano style G5 binding stamped in red and gilt in Toledano style Ge jacket. Gutter cracked before title page faint stains on bottom page edges corners bumped else a very good copy in a very good rubbed dust jacket with some loss on the spine ends and corners. Titles listed inside jacket date this to 1962. The Modern Library hardcover
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2026réf. LRB5001066Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 634 pages. Volume 2 of a multi-volume work. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1925. Comprehensive biography of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell presenting Johnson's life conversation friendships literary milieu and intellectual influence. Issued in two volumes with continuous pagination this work remains one of the essential sources for the study of eighteenth-century English literary culture. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026réf. LRB3001052Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 512 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1807. Biographical work of major importance on Samuel Johnson presenting his life studies writings correspondence conversations and literary milieu in Britain. A classic source for readers interested in Johnson eighteenth-century literary culture and the intellectual history of the period. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026réf. LRB14002235Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 674 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1907. A scholarly biography and literary portrait of Samuel Johnson combining James Boswell's celebrated account with editorial work by Edmond Malone. The volume is of enduring interest for readers of eighteenth-century literature biography and Johnsonian studies offering a substantial presentation of one of the most important lives in English letters. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026réf. LRB25020423Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Langue : Français. Environ 518 pages. Français : Réimpression à la demande. Édition originale : 1816. de The life of Samuel Johnson L.L.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 de James Boswell. Cet ouvrage de référence retrace dans un ordre chronologique la vie de Samuel Johnson ses études ses travaux sa correspondance et ses conversations ainsi que plusieurs pièces originales de sa composition. Images du livre non contractuelles English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1816. of The life of Samuel Johnson L.L.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 by James Boswell. This reference work presents in chronological order Samuel Johnson's life studies works correspondence conversations and several original pieces of his composition. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026réf. LRB25020420Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Langue : Français. Environ 506 pages. Français : Réimpression à la demande. Édition originale : 1816. Portrait biographique majeur de Samuel Johnson par James Boswell présentant sa vie ses études ses oeuvres sa correspondance épistolaire et ses conversations avec de nombreuses personnalités de son temps ainsi que plusieurs pièces originales de sa composition jamais publiées auparavant. Cet ouvrage demeure l'une des sources essentielles pour l'histoire littéraire anglaise du XVIIIe siècle et pour la connaissance du milieu intellectuel de Johnson. Images du livre non contractuelles English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1816. Major biographical portrait of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell presenting his life studies works epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent figures of his time together with several original pieces of his composition never published before. This work remains one of the essential sources for eighteenth-century English literary history and for understanding Johnson's intellectual circle. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026réf. LRB25013112Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 590 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1835. Major literary portrait of Samuel Johnson this extensive biography by James Boswell is complemented by the journal of the tour to the Hebrides. The work remains an essential source for the study of eighteenth-century English intellectual life Johnson's literary circle and the culture of salons and observational travel. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026réf. LRB25020426Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Langue : Français. Environ 542 pages. Français : Réimpression à la demande. Édition originale : 1816. Cette biographie majeure de Samuel Johnson par James Boswell présente dans un ordre chronologique ses études ses travaux nombreux sa correspondance épistolaire et ses conversations célèbres avec des contemporains éminents ainsi que plusieurs pièces originales de sa composition publiées ici pour la première fois. Ouvrage de référence pour l'histoire littéraire anglaise et la connaissance du XVIIIe siècle il est proposé en. Images du livre non contractuelles English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1816. This major biography of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell presents in chronological order his studies numerous works epistolary correspondence and celebrated conversations with eminent contemporaries together with several original pieces of his composition published here for the first time. A reference work for English literary history and the study of the eighteenth century it is offered as a. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026réf. LRB25013115Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 582 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1863. Monumental study devoted to Samuel Johnson bringing together Boswell's classic biography the journal of the tour to the Hebrides and a wide range of appendices anecdotes letters documents and supplementary texts. The work is a major source for the literary history of eighteenth-century England Johnson's personality and the intellectual circle of his age. Printed in double columns with bibliographical references and index. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback