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1963réf. 010033New York: The Heritage Press 1963. First Edition Thus. Cloth. Fine/Slipcase. Threee Volumes 8vo. 466 486 473pp. Beautiful First Heritage Edition. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive Publisher's slipcases have a touch of edge-wear but quite minor. Bookpalte on front paste-down of each volume. A gorgeous collectable set at a great price. The Heritage Press unknown
réf. 151542863X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 1343372259.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1925réf. 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
1897réf. mon0000121974Bliss Sands 1897-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. First edition on dark green cloth title to spine torn Bliss Sands hardcover
1991réf. 150055London: Folio Society 1991. 2nd printing. Nice copies. octavo. hardbacks in original cloth 568 682pp. frontis.2 b/w plates appends. bibliog. index Nice set bound in brown cloth over grey boards. In original slip-case as issued Folio Society hardcover
1935réf. 1338948London: John Murray 1935. Hardcover. Octavo 10 vols.; VG-; contemporary three-quarter bindings of brown leather boards in marbled paper; bound by Root & Son with their stamp at verso of second free end paper; spines with raised bands gilt lettering and design in spine panels; mild shelf wear and scuffing; wear at joints; wear to spine crowns of vols. 5 and 8; upper edges gilt; marbled end papers; portrait and frontispieces offset; vol. 6 contains fold out facsimile letter; pages clean; shelved above Case 9 3/4. 1338948. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. John Murray hardcover
1925réf. 100028Charles E. Lauriat Company 1925. Book. Near Fine. Hard Covers. Three volumes in red cloth. Light rubbing to cloth. Bookplate in volume I. A nice set. Charles E. Lauriat Company Hardcover
1798réf. 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
réf. 60079George Bell and Sons. London. 1889. New Edition. 5 volumes; 1890. 3 volumes. . Original red cloth spine a little faded and rubbed at the edges ends bruised else a good set. George Bell and Sons. London. 1889. New Edition. 5 volumes; 1890. 3 volumes. hardcover
1791réf. 124524London: Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly in The Poultry 1791. First edition first issue of both volumes of the most celebrated biography in the English language which was published on May 16 1791 in a print run of only 1750 copies. Quarto bound in full calf gilt titles to the spine morocco spine labels. Frontispiece portrait of Samuel Johnson engraved by J. Heath after the Sir Joshua Reynolds 1756 painting. In very good condition. An excellent example of this landmark work. “Boswell excelled in insight into human nature and in ability to dramatize a situation… It was a crucial part of Boswell’s magic to give significance and vitality to the apparently trivial; it is this trait together with his notable accuracy and unparalleled completeness of portraiture that made him… ‘the Shakespeare of biographers” Baugh et al. 1065-66. "One of Western literature's most germinal achievements: unprecedented in its time in its depth of research and its extensive use of private correspondence and recorded conversation." Gordon Turnbull Oxford DNB. Printed by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, in The Poultry unknown
1945réf. 210424001Doubleday & Company 1945. Hardcover. Very Good/No DJ. former library book with library markings Doubleday & Company hardcover
1979réf. Q-0140431160Penguin Classics 1979-08-30. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Penguin Classics paperback
1993réf. Q-0679417176Everyman's Library 1993-01-11. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Everyman's Library hardcover
1835réf. 2106018London UK: John Murray 1835. later. hardcover. near fine. 10 volumes small octavo. Spines lightly sunned. An excellent set of Boswell's great biography first published in 1791. Engraved frontispieces and vignettes title pages with tissue guards. Condition is near fine. John Murray unknown
1940réf. 1814753Modern. Good/No Dust Wrapper. 1940. Circa 1940s. Hard Cover. O156 1200 pages; unabridged . Modern hardcover
1993réf. 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
réf. 225197Hardcover. Good. London. Bliss Sands & Co. 1897. 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 exhib iting a view of literature and literary men in Great Britain for nearing half a century. The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides. Edited with notes and a biographical dictionary of the persons names in the work by Percy Fitzgerald. 5 illustrati ons. 726 pages 6 pages of advertisements. Green cloth with titles on a beige paper label on spine. Good. hardcover
réf. 85130London Macmillan and Co. Ltd. 1900. Six volumes. Tall 8vo. Approx 9 x 6 inches. In fine leather bindings by “Fazakerley Liverpool.” Quarter bound dark brown polished morocco to spine and corners and light brown cloth to boards. Raised banding and gilt lettering to spines. Top page edges gilt marbled endpapers. In excellent near fine condition. Stunning fine leather binding by “Fazakerley Liverpool.” Lovely clean smart covers. Binders stamps to corners of front endpapers. Additional handwritten illustrations list to front of vol.1. Some occasional areas of mild/minor foxing to one or two pages and inserted plates Else pages very clean and tight throughout. Else an excellent clean and tight set. 6 vols. Illustrated with 317 B&W engraved portraits. Neat handwritten list at front of vol.1. This edition is reprinted from that prepared by Mr. Mowbray Morris for the Messrs. Macmillan’s “Globe” series in 1893. London, Macmillan and Co. Ltd. 1900 hardcover
1791réf. 120374London: Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly in The Poultry 1791. First edition first issue of both volumes of the most celebrated biography in the English language which was published on May 16 1791 in a print run of only 1750 copies. Quarto bound in full morocco by Birdsall gilt titles and tooling to the spine raised bands inner dentelles all edges gilt. Frontispiece portrait of Samuel Johnson engraved by J. Heath after the Sir Joshua Reynolds 1756 painting. Housed in a custom clamshell box. In fine condition. An excellent example of this landmark work. “Boswell excelled in insight into human nature and in ability to dramatize a situation… It was a crucial part of Boswell’s magic to give significance and vitality to the apparently trivial; it is this trait together with his notable accuracy and unparalleled completeness of portraiture that made him… ‘the Shakespeare of biographers” Baugh et al. 1065-66. "One of Western literature's most germinal achievements: unprecedented in its time in its depth of research and its extensive use of private correspondence and recorded conversation." Gordon Turnbull Oxford DNB. Printed by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, in The Poultry hardcover
1835réf. 00009011London: John Murray Albemarle Street 1835. Later edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 10 vol. Small 8vo. 5 vi-xxiv 2 3-325 3; 5 vi-viii 1 2-344 2; 5 vi-ix 2 2-323 3; 5 vi-xii 1 2-343 1; 5 vi-viii 1 2-341 3; 5 vi-viii 1 2-342 2; 5 vi-viii 1 2-381 3; 5 vi-xi 2 2-431 3; 5 vi-xv 2 2-335 3; 5 vi-xii 1 2-376 2 pp. Late nineteenth-century half polished sheep over pink cloth spines in six compartments spines unpolished lettered and tooled in gold; all edges gilt. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Beautifully bound by Riviere & Son. Each volume illustrated with a frontispiece and vignette engraved title page volume three with a fold-out map of Scotland and the Hebrides. Volume six contains the fold-out Round Robin facsimile of Johnson's hand-writing to which there is a tiny hairline split not affecting the legibility of the fold-out plate. Oxford DNB Pat Rogers "Johnson Samuel 1709–1784". Pottle 92. The second Croker edition with little change to the text except for "the notes and Johnsoniana" Pottle 182. Pottle notes that the last two volumes in the set are extremely useful with some material never having been before published. Pottle also calls this "the first illustrated edition" Pottle 183. A stunning set of Boswell's magnum opus a monumental and early English biography. Samuel Johnson most famous for compiling the English dictionary that would replace the Bailey dictionary and would later become the dictionary that Noah Webster would consult is a legendary author and man of letters. Here his biographer and diarist James Boswell relates his life work and correspondences in the ten volumes. The final two volumes include the anecdotes about Johnson from his contemporaries. A principal work in English biographical literature housed in a lovely binding. A Near Fine set with a few hints of wear to the extremities overall bright and beautiful. John Murray, Albemarle Street hardcover
1925réf. HALL509357Hardback. 1925. Fully illustrated with about 100 drawings in pen and ink by Herbert Railton and many portraits in photogravure. 3 vols. xl 458 464 & 466pp J.M. Dent London 1925. A very good set. . hardcover
réf. Z1-V-019-01349Dodo Pr. Used - Like New. Used - Like New. Book is new and unread but may have minor shelf wear. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Dodo Pr unknown
1807réf. H9590Boston: Andrews and Blake 1807. First American edition. Very Good. 3 volumes original flame calf boards recent calf spines gilt ruled dark red morocco gilt spine labels contents VG age toning and foxing. With ownership signature and information in each volume indication the set's purchase from a John Francis and sold to a Thomas Hamilton in March of 1825. We cannot identify this particular Hamilton probably NOT the author of 'Men and Manners in America' of 1833 as we believe that Hamilton was in Italy in 1825. First American printing of what is generally considered one of the greatest biographies ever published. Andrews and Blake unknown
1851réf. 47984London Office of the National Illustrated Library 1851. Hardcover. Original decorated and blind-stamped cloth. Backstrips sun-darkened; cover edges sun-faded; extremities bumped and worn; 5 volumes lack front free endpaper; front hinge of vol. 1 shaken; previous owner's name inside front cover of vols. 1-3; pages faintly toned; otherwise very good condition. Hebrides Journal in similar condition but has front free endpaper; pages slightly toned some with chipped margins. . 5 volumes separately paged. Illus. Preface dated 1851 in four-volume set. London, Office of the National Illustrated Library, [ hardcover
