BOSWELL, James (1740-1795)Biblio.com
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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
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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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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
1901réf. 8468London: J.M. Dent & Co 1901. 458464466pp. Octavo 23 cm Green cloth with the titles gilt stamped on the backstrips. Map endsheets and pastedowns. All volumes very good or better. Illustrated with numerous photogravures. Classic work that was from the beginning a critical and popular success and represents a landmark in the development of the modern genre of biography. It is notable for its extensive reports of Johnson's conversation. J.M. Dent & Co unknown
1963réf. 1148403New York: The Heritage Press 1963. A bit of wear on the open corners of the Volume 1 slipcase. Slipcases on Volumes 2 and 3 are near fine. A heavy set that will ship at my postage cost; cannot be shipped internationally. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jackets. Large Octavos. Book. The Heritage Press Hardcover
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1807réf. 64362Boston: published by W. Andrews and L. Blake Greenough and Stebbins printers 1807. First American edition taken from the fifth Malone edition published in London earlier the same year 8vo 3 volumes frontispiece portrait folding "Round Robin" plate folding facsimile of Johnson's handwriting; contemporary full sheep black and red labels; joints reinforced on first and third volumes joints rubbed on the second volume paper flaw on pages 265-6 in the second volume affecting a few letters; generally a good sound set in a tan cloth clamshell box. Ownership signature of Anna Guest on all title pages. This is the first edition of The Life to contain an index. American Imprints 12184; Pottle 85. published by W. Andrews and L. Blake, Greenough and Stebbins, printers unknown
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