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17931410258London: Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly 1793. Second edition revised and augmented. Hardcover. Octavo Three volumes xxxix 603 pages; 634 pages; 711 pages. In Good plus condition. Spines are brown with gold print on black banners. Boards in brown leather; light wear to spine caps and corners. Text block of first volume has clipping adhered to front pastedown along with note in ink. Illustrated: engraved frontispiece portrait by Joshua Reynolds two folded plates facsimiles.<br /> <br /> Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates.<br /> <br /> NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area Multi-volume Section. 1410258. FP New Rockville Stock. Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly hardcover
176854703Leipzig Caspar Fritsch 1768. Contemp. full calf. 4 raised bands. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on lower part of spine. Wear to spine ends. Light wear along edges. 14346 pp. 1 large folded engraved map. Internally clean. <br/><br/><em>First German edition. </em> hardcover
176854703Leipzig, Caspar Fritsch, 1768. Contemp. full calf. 4 raised bands. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on lower part of spine. Wear to spine ends. Light wear along edges. (14),346 pp., 1 large folded engraved map. Internally clean.
177975London: Printed for the Author; and sold by J. Almon in Piccadilly ; Printed For J. Johnson No. 72 St. Paul's Church-yard 1779. 1st Edition ; 2nd Edition. 1/2 Calf. Good. 8º 20cm.; ii 108pp errata; i 100pp. appendix and plates.; 4 pls.; 3 pls.; gilt title to spine compartment in red leather label; all foldout plates accounted for and complete; marbled paper-covered boards toned and rubbed hinges starting but all cords holding.; contemporary title in ms. on fr. flyleaf;. The first book on water-meadows. Fussell. Printed for the Author; and sold by J. Almon, in Piccadilly ; Printed For J. Johnson, No. 72, St. Paul's Church-yard unknown
17683638London: Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly 1768. Second edition. xii2384pp. with the half-title and a large engraved folding map. Engraved title-page vignette. Cont. calf rebacked some time ago brown morocco spine label. Map & title a bit browned. Old pencil notations on the half-title inked notes on front pastedown and 2 old ownership signatures on title. Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly unknown books
1768y0241Glasgow: Robert And Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly 1768. First edition of Boswell's first book an account of the island of Corsica then under threat by the French after a few years as an independent Republic under Paoli's leadership fighting to be free of Genoese control; the book made Paoli and his revolution causes célèbres in England. This first edition published in Glasgow was rapidly followed by a London printing. Hardcover as pictured. Recently rebound in full Barrett paper paper spine label new endsheets. Pages tanned foxed stained ink name on half-title "Alnwick Library" on title page a few pages once dog-eared short black mark on bottom edge. Half-title leaf title leaf with engraving v-xxi blank contents blank folding map with publisher's name no scale of distance short tear 1 to 239 blank appendix: 241 to 258; title page of the Journal 259 blank 261 to 382 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Small Octavo. Robert And Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly Hardcover
1792423282 fldg plates; "Round Robin'' - vol.II & facsimile of Dr. Johnson's handwriting - vol.III title cnt'd- And Various Original Pieces of His Composition Never before published. The whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men In Great Britain For Near Half a Century During Which He Flourished John Chambers for R. Cross et al hardcover
1785250763London: Henry Baldwin 1785. Second. hardcover. very good. xx 534 pages. 8vo 3/4 tan morocco over marbled boards hinges repaired worn. London: Henry Baldwin 1785. Second Edition revised and corrected. Internally clean.<br/><br/> Henry Baldwin unknown books
1793045403London: Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly 1793. Second Edition. Hardcover Quarter Leather. Very Good Condition. 3 volumes in modern calf backed marbled boards - volume 1 similar but not identical to the other two bindings. Scattered foxing and staining signature to title but a clean bright ample margined copy overall. The first issue without the added corrections in volume 1. 2xxxix1xxxvi6031; 2634; 27111pp An appealing copy of the second edition of this greatest of biographies. With the frontis portrait two folding plates and 22 pages of new material including the first appearance of the 'A Chronological Catalogue of the Prose Works. Size: Octavo 8vo. 3-volume set complete. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Literature & Literary. Inventory No: 045403. <br/><br/> Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly hardcover books
178513147London Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly 1785
1785elala1179London: Printed By Henry Baldwin For Charles Dilly 1785. 1785. 8vo. pp. vii 1 524 1 leaferrata & advert. with half-title. later calf rebacked with spine mounted first few leaves lightly washed & possibly supplied from another copy 2 with neat marginal repairs. First Edition; with I5 Q7 & U6 in Second State. Pottle 57. Rothschild 456. 1st Edition. London: Printed By Henry Baldwin, For Charles Dilly, 1785. unknown
178517992London:: Printed for Charles Dilly 1785. First edition. modern quarter morocco with marbled boards. Minor staining to a few leaves; a very nice copy. 8vo. Rothschild 455; Pottle 56. Printed for Charles Dilly, hardcover
1785006946London: Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly 1785. First edition mixed state. Full Morocco. Very Good. 8vo. 213 by 132 mm. vii 1 524 pp. Without half-title in front nor errata or ad leaf in back. But first state points met in this copy including page 121 in-induced not corrected; page 237 "Kings and subjects" on line 5-6. However page 299 has "nor Mrs. Thrale" on line 13 thus a second state point. Condition: modern morocco binding without issues. Some fairly dark stains here and there but never bothersome. Some light foxing scattered. Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly unknown
1798WB18306London: 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. <br/><br/> Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly, in the Poultry hardcover
1785DG9021London: Charles Dilly 1785. Half brown leather & brown cloth over boards gilt spine title & decoration & raised bands; Freshly rebound by Jon Buller; A fine binding over a just very good text block with glue shadow to mostly margins of title page; 534 pages 1 leaf of publisher advertisement. 5"x8". Charles Dilly hardcover
1785013987Henry Baldwin 1785. Book. Near Fine. Full-Leather. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Full Leather First Edition 1785 Well Preserved Copy Rare In This Condition Excellent Fresh Copy. Henry Baldwin Hardcover
1785013987Henry Baldwin 1785. Book. Near Fine. Full-Leather. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Full Leather First Edition 1785 Well Preserved Copy Rare In This Condition Excellent Fresh Copy. Henry Baldwin Hardcover books
1768WRCLIT65297London: Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly in the Poultry 1768. xxii2384pp. plus folding map. Contemporary calf neatly rebacked and recornered to style in brown morocco gilt label. Bound with the half-title. Typical offsetting from binding to edges of endleaves map a bit foxed and offset to A1 and blank recto of B8 slight tear to map at tab but a very good copy. Small early ink name on free endsheet and engraved bookplate of Sir George Shiffner on pastedown. Second edition but first with the London imprint and with some minor authorial tinkerings with the text. The map is in the proper form for this edition with the added scale and division of degrees to the border. POTTLE 25. ESTC T26158. Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly in the Poultry unknown books
1798WB18306London: Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly in the Poultry 1798. Second edition. 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. <br/><br/> Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly, in the Poultry hardcover books
176727752London: Printed for J. Wilkie 1767 1767. First edition. Pottle 22; NCBEL II 1211. Binding a little rubbed; some dust-soiling and scattered stains; very good copy. Uncommon. 8vo contemporary quarter calf and exposed gray boards once covered with marbled paper now gone. Half-title present. One of many books and pamphlets about the "Douglas Cause" a major cause célèbre in Scotland in the 1760s. Boswell served as a journalist and chronicler of the legal proceedings and wrote several works about the case including a short tale Dorando A Spanish Tale. According to Pottle he probably was not the only editor of these letters but his role is evident in the text. Contemporary and early ownership signatures of William Ferdinando Blencowe of Lowick Hall Cumberland and Henry Prescott Blencowe on the front blank and half-title. For a good account of the "Douglas Cause" see Wikipedia. <br/><br/> London: Printed for J. Wilkie, 1767 unknown books
1785205755London: Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly 1785. First Edition. Half-title wanting; early owner's inscription/motto in French; preliminaries browned at edges and with a few small inconsequential chips and short edge tears. 8vo viii 524pp leaf of errata and advertisement for Life of Johnson; later three-quarter morocco and cloth; t.e.g. Second state with typographic errors corrected all cancels present. Pottle 57. Printed by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly unknown
1768WRCLIT36458Glasgow: Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly 1768. xxiv382pp. plus folding map. Contemporary calf neatly rebacked with the original backstrip laid down. Bound with the half-title but without the terminal blank. Typical offsetting from binding to edges of endleaves some small surface scrapes to spine and extremities but a very nice copy internally fine. First edition first form of the map as appropriate to the first edition E2 and Z3 cancels as usual with the former in the 'Is- /tria' form; D2r is in the uncorrected state. One of 3500 copies printed. POTTLE 24. ROTHSCHILD 442. GASKELL FOULIS PRESS 473. ESTC T26157. Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly unknown books
1785006222London:: Charles Dilly 1785. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good . 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. VG 1st ed 2nd state 1785. In modern calf to style over tree calf boards tips repaired. Spine gilt tooling original gilt titles to red calf label. Internally half title 4 v-vii 1 1 2-254 pp 1 errata/advert some light spotting to eps & half title very faint edge browning short margin tears to p509-514 text block edges yellowed. Folio 124210 mm ESTC T53594. Pottle 114. Boswell was and remains a divisive personality even for modern readers who find the fluent precise demotic prose of the journals compelling: an unstable amalgam of vibrant self-advertising vanity and self-tortured insecurity; an able but reluctant Edinburgh lawyer who marred his chances for judicial promotion with over-zealous and occasionally frenetic defences of poor criminal clients with whom he felt a particular sympathy; a loving but erratic husband; a lenient beloved but overburdened father; a kind and improvement-oriented lowland laird who longed for life in London; a sentimental Jacobite who developed an extraordinary veneration for George III. <br/> <br/> Charles Dilly hardcover
1768303206London: Printed for E. and C. Dilly 1768. The Second edition with half title. Variant that has Appendix listed in Contents at p. 141 instead of correctly at p. 241. Engraved title-page large fold-out map of Corsica. xxii ii 384 pp. 1 vols. 8vo 8-7/8 x 6-7/8 inches. Boards uncut. Spine quite worn. The Second edition with half title. Variant that has Appendix listed in Contents at p. 141 instead of correctly at p. 241. Engraved title-page large fold-out map of Corsica. xxii ii 384 pp. 1 vols. 8vo 8-7/8 x 6-7/8 inches. ESTC T26158 ; Pottle 24; Tinker 322 Printed for E. and C. Dilly unknown books
179320522London: Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly 1793. Hardcover. Very good. Second edition complete in three volumes. pp; 603 with frontis portrait complicated pagination of front matter/introductory materials provided on request; 634 with folding plate; 711 with folding plate. Volume I includes the inserted leaf of "additional corrections" C3. Contemporary calf boards nicely rebacked in the nineteenth century with new leather spines with red labels and decoration in gilt. Boards heavily worn at the corners bindings tight text quite clean. One page of early owner's notes in pencil bound in at the beginning of the first volume. The final edition printed in Boswell's lifetime "revised and augemented" from the first published in 1791. Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly hardcover books