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1876222145London : John Murray 1876. New Edition. Hardback. Good to very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Gilt vignette to front panel. Sun-toning evident to spine and boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Some library marks remain. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Remains quite well-preserved overall.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 874 pages; Physical description: xxx 874p. frontis. ports.; 24.5cm. Subjects: Johnson Samuel 1709-1784 -- Great Britain -- Social life and customs - 18th century -- English literature -- Literary biography. Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 18th century. Hebrides Scotland -- Description and travel. Notes: A reissue of the edition of 1860. London : John Murray hardcover
1826FB98 (1 to 4) /8<p>Brown leather spine with red and green title plates gilt banding decoration and lettering on the spine. Brown marbled boards.</p><p>In volumes 1 2 3 and 4. Boards scuffed</p> Baynes & Son hardcover
1837aa002302NY: George Dearborn & Co. Full-leather boards with burgundy title boxes on spine with gold lettering. Rubbing and wear to edges and corners. Moisture stains on boards and pages. Foxing of pages. Binding is tight. Stated a new edition with numerous additions and notes by John Wilson Croker LL.D. In two volumes. . Fair. Hardcover. 1837. George Dearborn & Co. hardcover
1820lsj03cLondon: G Walker; J Akerman; J Harwood; &c. G : in good condition. Covers rubbed. Some foxing. 1820. New Edition. Brown hardback leather covers. 220mm x 140mm 9" x 6". xvi 512pp; 522pp; 500pp; 464pp plates. 2 b/w fold-out plates. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . G Walker; J Akerman; J Harwood; &c hardcover
1899006021London: George Bell and Sons 1899. Special reissue of the third edition 1872-1893by the proprietors of "Nature"1899 in later green cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine new endpapers and reinforced hinges. ex reference library copy. Half title and title pages followed by 216 pages of text plus one page errata then the plates numbered from 1686 to 1824 all coloured illustrations. 7.75 X 10 inches. Very good copy in a sturdy reference library binding library book plate on the front pastedown small library stamp to each of the first three pages and final page and then each plate has a small round library stamp in the top corner away from the illustrations itself. . Third Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. George Bell and Sons Hardcover
186337562Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1863. Hardcover. Vols 2-4 only of four. "The Life of Samuel Johnson LL D Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides". Finely bound in brown calf over marbled boards with matching end papers and text block edges. Spine is covered with ornate gilding. Contents firm and clean. . J. B. Lippincott & Co hardcover
18469063NY: Harper & Bros. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1846. Full-Leather. Title page includes: "A new edition with numerous additions and notes by John Wilson Croker." A fair amount of foxing. The book is very tight and the covers have minimal wear. Owner's name on fep.; 6x9 1/2" . Harper & Bros. hardcover
1859009582New York: Derry & Jackson 1859 1859-1860. New Edition With Numerous Additions and Notes by The Rt. Hon. John Wilson Croker M.P. and others. Uniformly bound in 3/4 leather and marbled paper 5 raised bands on spines all edges marbled marbled endpapers with all binding and hinges tight and all cover attached. Tissue guarded frontispiece in Volumes I & IV which also have light foxing on the preliminary pages. NO LABELS INSCRIPTIONS NOR MARKINGS. Covers lightly rubbed. Derry & Jackson hardcover
1900434076London : Macmillan 1900. 1st edition. Hardcover. Good copy in gilt-blocked cloth. Boards dust-toned. Spine and panel edges somewhat stained bumped and rubbed as with age. Some browning to the pages. Remains in good condition overall. Physical description; 3 volumes ; 23 cm. Subjects; Johnson Samuel 1709-1784. Johnson Samuel 1709-1784 Biography. Lexicographers Great Britain ; Biography. Authors English 18th century ; Biography. London : Macmillan hardcover
1874471087London : 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
1900347940London: Sands 1900. Sands Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in gilt-blocked full leather. Raised spine bands and inner dentelles. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description: 726 pages. Subjects: Johnson Samuel 1709-1784. Johnson Samuel 1709-1784 Travel Scotland Hebrides. Boswell James 1740-1795 Travel Scotland Hebrides. Hebrides Scotland Description and travel. Scotland Description and travel. London: Sands hardcover
189618899Westminster: Archibald Constable & Company. Good. 1896. Hardcover. Complete 6 volume set. Blue cloth covers with gilt blind stamped decorative spines have wear to corners and caps bumped corners and light soiling but in good condition. Boards and spines are straight. Bindings are tight. Gilt top edges of text block scuffed. Former owner's bookplate affixed to front paste downs. Photogravure frontispieces protected by tissue. Pages are toned but clean and very good. . Archibald Constable & Company hardcover
181373509xv 1 1-460 pages contains 1 black and white plate frontispiece Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies hardcover
1884847B33London : George Bell and Sons 1884. Leather. Good. 7" by 4.5". Not Stated. Six volumes of The Life of Samuel Johnson Together With a Journal of A Tour to the Hebrides and Johnsoniana. Six volumes of The Life of Samuel Johnson Together With a Journal of A Tour to the Hebrides being new edition with notes and appendices by Alexander Napier. Samuel Johnson has been described as arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English History and these volume explore his fascinating life. During his life Johnson made lasting contributions as a poet essayist critic and biographer. Volumes one to four contain the Life of Samuel Johnson and volume five contains The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides. Volume six contains Johnsoniana Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson by various writers together with the diary of Dr. Campbell and extracts from that of Madame D'Arblay newly collected and edited by Robina Napier. With a frontispiece to each volume being a folding frontispiece to vol. v. Collated complete. In half calf binding with marbled covered boards. Externally smart with rubbing to the extremities and spines and marks to the boards. Previous owner inscription to the page after the front free endpaper dated 1909 of all volumes. Front hinge has failed to volumes ii iv. Front hinges are weak of vols i and vi. Front free endpaper of vol vi is loose. Front board is loosening from the spine to vol ii. Internally generally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages some scattered spots throughout the volumes. Good George Bell and Sons hardcover
18076247London: Fort. Cadel and W. Davies 1807. Hardcover. Poor to Good -/No Jacket. Hard cover boards falling off on a few books Covers may once have been leather now deteriorating. All four volumes kept in sleeves for protection. Text in all volumes completely readable. <br/> <br/> Fort. Cadel and W. Davies hardcover
184379305New York NY.: Alexander V. Blake Publisher. Very Good. 1843. Leather. Ex-Library with the usual markings. The books in this 2 Volume set are both hard-bound in full leather with gilt stamped leather labels on the spines. The covers show scuffing and soiling edge-wear and rubbing to the joints corners and spine-ends. The hinges are cracked and the text-blocks are loosening. The contents are bright and leigble but with scattered foxing throughout. . Alexander V. Blake, Publisher hardcover
1865205875New York NY: Lippincott 1865-01-01. Leather Bound. Good. 0x0x0. NY: Lippincott 1965. This edition complete in 4 volumes. 3/4 calf with marbled boards and edges. Gilt decorated spine and leather labels. Some wear at head and heel and corners overall rubbing to spine does not affect labels or integrity of gilt. Title label of volume 4 has been repaired. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis Minnesota. Due to the size/weight of this set extra charges to apply for international shipping. Not available for priority/expedited shipping. Lippincott hardcover
1811003418London: 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. <br/> <br/> T Cadell and W Davies hardcover
1813Q269Strand London: T. Cadell and W. Davis 1813. 6th edition revised and corrected . Hardback. Vg. 8vo. xv i 460 pp. Frontis. portrait of Boswell engraved by Evans after Reynolds. Half-title present. Nice clean and tigth copy with the front board detached and incomplete spine. In need of respining. A good bookplate of John Marriott rams head above crown <br/> <br/> T. Cadell and W. Davis hardcover
1851SET45-C-1London: Office of the National Illustrated Library 1851. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 4.5". None. A complete set of one of the most famous biographies of all time: James Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson. Tenth thousand. A new edition elucidated by copious notes. Illustrated with hundreds of engravings in the text and engraved frontispieces and a folding facsimile. Complete in four volumes. In cloth bindings. Externally sound though with some sunning and some bumping. Two joints are starting wit`h one backstrip lifting. 1 hinge is very tender and two hinge strained. Wear to the extremities. Internally binding strained in places. Pages are bright though with some instances of foxing Good Office of the National Illustrated Library hardcover
1888039009London: Swan Sonnenschein Lowrey 1888. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dustjackets. large Octavo. Percy Fitzgerald. pp All complete. 1st printing. Prior owner details to flyleaf. Heads and tails of spine show wear. Internally fine. Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey hardcover
1867mon0003879071George Routledge & Sons 1867T. hardcover. Very Good. . 5-volume set uniformly bound in half-leather with raised bands and gilt decoration on the spines marbled boards marbled edges and endpapers. covers show minor wear and rubbing to the extremities private library label at the foot. pages lightly tanned and clean. George Routledge & Sons hardcover
186317261London: Routledge Warne and Routledge. Near Fine. 1863. A New Edition. Hardcover. "Comprehending an Account of his Studies and Numerous Works in Chronological Order; A Series of his Epistolary Correspondance and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of his Composition Never Before Published: The Whole Exhibiting A View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain for Nearly Half a Century During Which he Flourished. A New Edition Elucidated by Copious Notes and Illustrated with Numerous Portraits Views and Characteristic Designs Engraved from Authentic Sources." Fine half calf with marbled paper covered boards. Page edges feathered decoration. Plain endpapers no inscriptions. Some foxing to prelims of both volumes. ; Engravings; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall . Routledge, Warne, and Routledge hardcover
1820526124 uniform volumes 512 522 500 & 464 pages with folding two folding plates of facsimiles Published by G. Walker, J. Akerman, E. Edwards, J. Harwood, W. Robinsons and sons et al unknown
187471540London: Bickers and Son. VG. 1874. Hardcover. Hardbacks in Very Good condition without dust jackets. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Rebound in 3/4 leather binding. Minor foxing to endpapers. . Bickers and Son hardcover
