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178368272Edinburgh: Printed and Sold by all the Booksellers 1783. First Edition. 43 1 blank pp. Some minor foxing mainly to title-page. This pamphlet is bound at the end of the volume.<br> <br> This pamphlet representing Boswell's first foray into politics is rare at auction. There have been no copies of this first at auction since 1968. According to Pottle "The pamphlet seems to be rare; at least it appears in the catalogues of few large libraries. There are two copies in the British Museum one in the Harvard College Library and one in the New York Public Library."<br> <br> "This is the first of Boswell's " characteristical pamphlets" to bear his name on the title-page and it makes a new and important stage in Boswell's career his real reason for penning the pamphlet undoubtedly being that he saw a general election imminent and proposed to stand as parliamentary candidate for Ayrshire." Maggs 603-1953.<br> <br> ESTC T17200. Pottle 105/106.<br> <br> Bound together with<br> <br> DE LOLME John Lewis. Observations upon the National Embarrassment and the Proceedings in Parliament Relative to the Same. London Printed for J. Debrett 1789. 2 81 1 publisher's advertisement pp. Old ink note on title-page. "First published in 1789 as 'The present national embarrassment considered'". ESTC T185623<br> <br> And<br> <br> DUTENS M.L. Histoire De Se Qui S'est Passe Pour L'Establissement D'une Regence En Angleterre En 1788 et 1789. London Chez J. Walter 1791. Third Edition. iv 155 1 blank pp.<br> <br> And<br> <br> ANONYMOUS Serious Enquiries into the Motives and Consequences of Our Present Armament against Russia. London. J. Debrett 1791. 4 60 8 publisher's advertisements pp. With half-title and a folding chart.<br> <br> And<br> <br> ANONYMOUS Considerations on the Approach of War and the Conduct of His Majesty's Ministries. London. For J. Debrett 1791. 2 40 2 publisher's advertisements pp.<br> <br> And<br> <br> ANONYMOUS A Short Seasonable Hint addressed to the Landowers and Merchants of Great Britain on the Alarm of a War with Russia. London. For J. Debrett 1791. 38 2 publisher's advertisements pp.<br> <br> And<br> <br> Lettre D'un Habitant De Paris Au Baron d'E a L en Suisse Sur La Journee du 19 Juin 1790. 99 1 blank pp.<br> <br> Octavo 8 1/4 x 5 inches; 210 x 128 mm. All pamphlets bound together in contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Red morocco spine label lettered in gilt. Some occasional foxing but otherwise very clean. Previous owners old ink notes on front endpapers. A very good copy.<br> <br> HBS 68272.<br> <br> $5000. Printed and Sold by all the Booksellers unknown
17912506006Henry Baldwin 1791. first. hardcover. very good. First edition first issue. Two volumes leather. Engraved portrait frontis after Sir Joshua Reynolds in the first volume. Second volume illustrated with two plates of Dr. Johnson's handwriting in facsimile. Both volumes in very good condition minor foxing to pages some rubbing to edges. Housed in custom-made slipcase with insert very good. Henry Baldwin unknown
179153375London: Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly 1791. First edition the so-called second state with "give" reading on p. 135 in vol. I 2 volumes 4to pp. xii 16 516; 2 588; engraved portrait frontispiece by Heath after Joshua Reynolds and with the Round Robin plate and the plate showing facsimile signatures of Johnson; nice copy in contemporary full calf neatly and pleasingly rebacked sometime in the 20th century preserving the old red and black morocco labels on spine; all the standard cancels are present per Pottle. Regarding the "give" versus "gve" reading Pottle notes that the "booksellers have given this rather uninteresting 'point' more attention than it deserves." Celebrated for its intimacy and vividness Boswell's Life of Johnson "is one of the best books in the world. It is assuredly a great very great work. Homer is not more decidedly the first of the heroic poets Shakespeare is not more decidedly the first of the dramatists Demosthenes is not more decidedly the first of the orators than Boswell is the first of biographers" Macaulay. Grolier English 100 no. 65; Rothschild 463; Pottle 79. Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly unknown
179138111London: Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly in the Poultry 1791. 1st edition 1st issue Grolier 100 ENGLISH #65; Pottle 79. 20th C. speckled brown half-calf with tan paper boards. Maroon title labels in second compartment. Modest binding wear. Prior owner pencil marginalia to Vol I p. 394 commenting on the neighboring text regarding females in service. Occasional light foxing primarily to preliminaries. Withal a VG set. 2 volumes: xii 16 516 2 blank; 4 586 pp. Vol II p 585 misnumbered 587; 586 as 588. Other mispaginations see Pottle. Vol I p. 135 with 'gve'. Volume I with stipple-engraved frontis of Johnson by James Heath after the 1756 painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Vol II with two engraved facsimiles. 4to: A6 A-B4 B - 3T4 3U2; B - 4E4 4F1. Vol I: 2M4 & 2N1 cancels. Vol II: 5 cancelled leaves as per Pottle. 10-7/8" x 8-1/2" <br/><br/> Printed by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, in the Poultry hardcover books
1791BOSWELLJ002721Charles Dilly London. 1791. First edition; second state with ''give'' at line 10 page 135. Quarto. Two volumes: pp xii xv table of contents i corrections and additions 516; ii 588. Frontispiece portrait engraving after Reynolds two engraved facsimile plates at end of second volume. Fine nineteenth century bindings by Zaehnsdorf of full dark brown morocco with raised bands gilt decoration inner dentelles gilt silk endpapers all edges gilt. Highly professional almost invisible repairs to spines with backstrips relaid retaining the endpapers.Spines and front cover of second volume faintly faded. Some spotting to frontispiece. Faded ownership signature dated 1846 on title-page. Near fine set. Charles Dilly, London. hardcover
1791303654London: Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly 1791. First edition "gve" uncorrected at line 10 on p. 135 in vol. I and with the usual cancels Mm4 and Nn1 in vol. I E3 Oo4 Qq3 in vol. II. Engraved portrait by J. Heath after Joshua Reynolds 2 other engraved plates. xii 16 516; 2 588 i.e. 586 pp. 2 vols. 4to. Old calf a.e.g. Neatly rebacked with gilt spines in period style. Bookplates of Nicholas Frederic Brady. Near fine occasional light traces of foxing. First edition "gve" uncorrected at line 10 on p. 135 in vol. I and with the usual cancels Mm4 and Nn1 in vol. I E3 Oo4 Qq3 in vol. II. Engraved portrait by J. Heath after Joshua Reynolds 2 other engraved plates. xii 16 516; 2 588 i.e. 586 pp. 2 vols. 4to. Pottle 79; Rothschild 463; Grolier English 131 Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly unknown books
1791205744London: Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly 1791. First Edition. 1869 ownership signatures in each volume; chip to one margin in Vol. I about the size of a thumb-joint not affecting any text; maringal annotation to another page in Vol. I; some pages with creased corners and occasional marks scattered foxing -- not too obtrusive -- and some faint dampstains in lower margins; covers heavily rubbed. Two vols. 4tos; 516 & 588pp; contemporay mottled calf recased with spine label; inner hinges reinforced. First state of the classic work that founded the modern notion of biography with "gve" on p. 135 all cancels the fronispiece portrait after Sir Joshua Reynolds in Vol. I and the "Round Robin" and facsmile plates in Vol. II. A serviceable set. Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly unknown books
1785352072London: Printed for Charles Dilly in the Poultry 1785. First edition. Half-titles present 4 107 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Sewn untrimmed. Some light soiling to half-titles Benjamin Vaughn's signature to the half-title; in custom half-morocco box and chemise. First edition. Half-titles present 4 107 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Boswell's second Letter to the People of Scotland written to oppose a bill in Parliament for reducing the number of the Lords of Session from fifteen to ten was notable for ''its exuberance of tone and the wealth of personal allusion'' - although in later years Boswell felt that it was perhaps too extravagant Pottle. Ultimately the bill was dropped. <br /> This copy bears the ownership signature of radical politician Benjamin Vaughan 1751-1835. Vaughan was a supporter of the French and American Revolutions and unofficially aided in negotiations between Britain and the United States at the drafting of the Treaty of Paris. A friend of Benjamin Franklin's since university days he later edited his works. ESTC 6223856; Rothschild 455; Pottle 56 Printed for Charles Dilly, in the Poultry unknown
1791303654London: Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly 1791. First edition "gve" uncorrected at line 10 on p. 135 in vol. I and with the usual cancels Mm4 and Nn1 in vol. I E3 Oo4 Qq3 in vol. II. Engraved portrait by J. Heath after Joshua Reynolds 2 other engraved plates. xii 16 516; 2 588 i.e. 586 pp. 2 vols. 4to. Old calf a.e.g. Neatly rebacked with gilt spines in period style. Bookplates of Nicholas Frederic Brady. Near fine occasional light traces of foxing. First edition "gve" uncorrected at line 10 on p. 135 in vol. I and with the usual cancels Mm4 and Nn1 in vol. I E3 Oo4 Qq3 in vol. II. Engraved portrait by J. Heath after Joshua Reynolds 2 other engraved plates. xii 16 516; 2 588 i.e. 586 pp. 2 vols. 4to. Pottle 79; Rothschild 463; Grolier English 131 Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly unknown
1793000012718London: Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly in the Poultry 1793. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 vol. 4to. 3 iv-xii 17 2-516; 3 2-588 586 4 2-42 pp. Contemporary calf with the spines in six compartments recent black morocco labels lettered in gold on the spines gold tooling on the spines. Volume one illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Johnson a stipple-engraving by James Heath volume two with two plates the "Round Robin" plate and the facsimile of Johnson's handwriting. Completing the title page: "with a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence 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 Near Half a Century During which He Flourished". Grolier Club 100 Famous Books in English Literature 65. Oxford DNB Gordon Turnbull "Boswell James 1740–1795". Pottle 79. Rothschild 463. Our copy has the second state point in volume one with the word "give" spelled correctly on page 135. A contemporary bookplate on each front pastedown. Boswell's historical and literary magnum opus: arguably the most famous biography in English literature. Many have praised Boswell for his reconstruction of the larger-than-life character of Samuel Johnson. Johnson's personality shines through the letters and journal entries included in these volumes. Samuel Johnson of course is best-remembered for his revised English Dictionary done after Nathan Bailey's first pass at an English-language dictionary. Johnson's dictionary stands out as one of wit full of pithy entries reflective of his life experience and skilfull command of the English language. A handsome set of Boswell's story of Samuel Johnson a work that has been celebrated throughout the ages as a turning-point in biography remembrance and as a revolution in the characterization of a historical person. Recently and sympathetically rebacked a few corners subtly renewed. The title pages and the final plate has a neat repair. Printed by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, in the Poultry hardcover
17916074London: Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly 1791. First Edition. First Edition. 4to. Two volumes. Contemporary attractive speckled calf spine in 6 compartments with 5 raised bands gilt red and black leather lettering-pieces gilt re-backed preserving original boards. FIRST EDITION second issue of the most celebrated biography in the English language with “give’on p.135 of Vol. I the initial blank in vol. II and all 7 cancels. Engraved portrait frontispiece of Johnson by James Heath after Sir Joshua Reynolds 2 engraved plates of facsimiles by H. Shepherd. Vol. I title-page reinforced at gutter some light soiling a few tiny mostly marginal wormholes marginal tear with loss not affecting text to X3 in vol. II. joints cracking some light chipping; brown cloth slipcase. A splendid copy of a significant book. Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly unknown
1937301136New York: William Edwin Rudge; The Viking Press 1937. One of 570 numbered copies this being no. 252 designed by Bruce Rogers. Numerous aquatone facsimiles of original manuscripts by Boswell. 20 vols. 4to and Folio. Red boards printed spine labels. very good plus set in original boxes some sunning to box spines box to vol. 4 with a few splits. One of 570 numbered copies this being no. 252 designed by Bruce Rogers. Numerous aquatone facsimiles of original manuscripts by Boswell. 20 vols. 4to and Folio. [William Edwin Rudge; The Viking Press] unknown books
1937301136New York: William Edwin Rudge; The Viking Press 1937. One of 570 numbered copies this being no. 252 designed by Bruce Rogers. Numerous aquatone facsimiles of original manuscripts by Boswell. 20 vols. 4to and Folio. Red boards printed spine labels. very good plus set in original boxes some sunning to box spines box to vol. 4 with a few splits. One of 570 numbered copies this being no. 252 designed by Bruce Rogers. Numerous aquatone facsimiles of original manuscripts by Boswell. 20 vols. 4to and Folio. This set was designed by Bruce Rogers in the last of his eight years at William Rudge's plant. The acquisition of the papers by Isham is itself a terrific story. Suffice it to say that in 1928 the collection was reluctantly sold by a Lord Talbot and his wife one of Boswell's great-granddaughters to Lt. Col. Isham long after they had been presumed destroyed and then discovered in various remote cabinets and chests in Ireland and Scotland. After his great acquisition Isham wanted a sumptuous format for the collection and negotiated a deal with William Edwin Rudge. Bruce Rogers was assigned the task of designing the format and produced a set of volumes that are "magnificent examples of the arts of the printed book. They are surely the most impressive single monument of the Rudge/Rogers association." Blumenthal pp. 104-5. <br /> <br /> James Van Alen had provided the financial backing that made possible the purchase of the Boswell papers; "without Van Alen's backing and continuing forbearance Isham could never have completed his private edition let alone tackled the acquisition of the Fettercairn papers and the later finds at Malahide . without Van Alen the scattered archives of James Boswell would probably never have been fully reassembled" David Buchanan The Treasure of Auchinleck. The Story of the Boswell Papers. New York: McGraw-Hill 1974. [William Edwin Rudge; The Viking Press] unknown
182221333London: Printed for T. Cadell; F.C. And J. Rivington; Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown; Baldwin Cradock and Joy; et al 1822. Book. Near Fine. Full Leather in Box. Ninth Edition Revised and Augmented. Octavo. 4 Volumes. Pp. 36 441; 462; 446; 495. Unique edition extra illustrated with relevant engravings from various sources tissue-uarded frontispiece in each volume 200 illustrations in all includes 18 mostly hand-coloured plates and 2 folding facsimiles all inserted at appropriate spots. Full russet coloured smooth calf gilt stamped illustration of Johnson in the upper corners of both front and rear covers with gilt facsimile signature in the bottom corners triple ruled 5 raised bands ornate gilt to spine panels leather spine labels top edge gilt others deckled gilt dentelles marbled endpapers. Bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe London. Volume 1 has a bit of staining to the leather of the rear panel otherwise all volumes are in near fine condition all individually housed in very good linen clamshell boxes with gilt-stamped leather spines. A near fine unique set. Printed for T. Cadell; F.C. And J. Rivington; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy; et al Hardcover
17916914London: Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly 1791. First Edition First Printing. Rebound in Full Leather. First edition first printing with "gve" for "give" on page 135. Measuring approximately 10.75" x 9" with 516 & 588 numbered pages. Finely bound in full leather with marbled endsheets. Housed in a custom cloth slipcase.<br /> <br /> These volumes are in very good condition. Moderate darkening and cracking to the leather on the spines. Moderate wear to the board edges. Frontispiece in volume one is offered in facsimile. Several scattered instances of marginalia from a previous owner. <br /> <br /> Samuel Johnson 1709–1784 was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet playwright essayist moralist literary critic sermonist biographer editor and lexicographer. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography calls him "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history"<br /> <br /> Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.<br /> <br /> Inventory # P1-98. Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly unknown
176831228Glasgow: By Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly In the Poultry. 1768. Rare First Edition First State of James Boswell's first important book. A copy with excellent provenance the Rokeby Park John Bacon Sawrey Morritt original bookplate is present as well as the bookplate of Giannalisa Feltrinelli. This copy also in Rothschild's first state with the words "John Home" incorrectly placed following the first quotation on p. 51; E2 and Z3 are cancels with "Mariani" spelled correctly line 24 p. 357. The additional misprints cited by Pottle are also present: "141" for "241" in the table of contents; broken "E" in "Etruscans" on p. 70 line 17; "feelirg" on p. 137 line 11; "tha the" on p. 172 line 9; "Montgomer˙" on p. 184 line 4; "speculati-ions" on p. 327 lines 9-10. Pages 93 and 296 are correctly printed the last words of line 6 p.93 are "prince of" and of line 18 p.296 "of my own". "Illustrated with a new and accurate map of Corsica." This being an exceptionally well detailed and attractive large folding engraved map bound at the front. With half-title which is frequently lacking title-page with engraved vignette featuring the arms of Corsica. 8vo 205 x 120 mm. in full contemporary calf the spine with simple gilt ruled raised bands one compartment with brown morocco label gilt lettered the boards framed with gilt double-rules board edges hatched in blind xxiii 384pp. A fine copy of the text especially fresh and clean a strong impression unpressed and very sturdy and tight a bit of offset on the final leaf and half-title and a bit from the map to the titlepage the binding handsome and firm but with a bit of minor wear or rubbing along the tips and shoulders. The folding map is in a fine state of preservation unusually so. THE FIRST PRINTING OF BOSWELL'S FIRST SIGNIFICANT WORK ONE WHICH WOULD HELP LAUNCH HIS FAME AS ONE OF THE FINEST MEN OF LETTERS OF HIS AGE. This first edition was an immediate success and sold out within six weeks.<br> Boswell supported the Corsican struggle to become an independent nation and considered himself one of the island's chief sponsors. "Following the island's invasion by France in 1768 Boswell attempted to raise public awareness and rally support for the Corsicans. He sent arms and money to the Corsican fighters and made an arduous and dangerous journey to Corsica to meet General Pasquale Paoli leader of the insurgents seeking the island's independence from the Genoese. Paoli at first suspected Boswell was a spy but quickly came to like his improbable young visitor saw an opportunity for promotion of the Corsican cause in Britain and consented to a series of interviews" - Pierce<br> The text includes Boswell's keen observations on many topics including military matters and arms commerce government and religion. It also includes many accounts of his own experiences.<br> Boswell was rightfully very proud of this work. Within his lifetime it went through many many editions. Within just a short time of its original appearance it had been translated into Dutch Italian German and French; and sold as well abroad as it did in Britain. It was in fact a most remarkable success and the first step towards one of the most distinguished literary careers of the age.<br> Concerning the provenance Rokeby Park is well known as the original English home in the painting "The Toilet of Venus" by Diego Velázquez. The painting is now referred to as The Rokeby Venus". It now hangs in the National Gallery London and a copy hangs in the saloon at Rokeby Park. Sir Walter Scott was a regular visitor to the house and he used it as the setting for his narrative poem Rokeby in 1812.<br> The building is also of interest in its own right. Completed in 1735 and known at the time as Rokeby Hall by Sir Thomas Robinson it is considered a fine example of the Italianate Palladian style. Robinson owned it until 1769 when he sold it to J.S. Morritt whose bookplate adorns the initial pastedown. The magnificent library of Giannalisa Feltrinelli was sold in 1997 at auction. This fine example was selected for one of the most important libraries in Europe. By Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly In the Poultry. hardcover
179115878London: Henry Baldwin For Charles Dilly 1791. First edition Second State. Leather bound. Near fine. The first edition second state of The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. by James Boswell printed in London in 1791. Quarto two volumes vii 1 516pp; xii 16pp Table of Contents 588pp. Full period calf title in gilt on spine over red morocco labels. Both spines laid down over new calf text block resewn. Modern brown endpapers in Volume II. Complete with frontispiece portrait of Johnson by James Heath after Joshua Reynolds and two engraved plates "Round Robin" and "Facsimiles" by H. Shepherd. No half titles as issued. Free of notable foxing solid text blocks. This work is the first edition second state with the following points in Volume I: "give" rather than "gve" on page 135 line 10; "upon" repeated on page 48 line 8 up from bottom; "exhihited" page 117 line 2 from bottom; "condescente" page 175 line 2 up from bottom; "Harvey" page 291 line 9 from bottom. Volume II: mis-numbered pages include 229 408 497 504 555 585 and 586; uncorrected points which were changed in later states include "painted for "printed" page 78 line 23; "MDCCLXXXIV" vs. "MDCCLXXIV" page 92 line 6. Pottle 79 Rothschild 463 A beautiful example of Boswell's monumental work. Henry Baldwin, For Charles Dilly unknown
17911948234Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly in the Poultry 1791 1791. Hardcover. Used-Very Good. Early full calf rebacked preserving original spines. Some wear to binding but nicely restored and preserved. First edition second state with give corected at p. 135. Engraved portrait in vol. I; two engraved plates in volume II. Text is clean and clear with wide margins. No bookplates or other ownership markings. A very sound and attractive copy. Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly in the Poultry, 1791 hardcover
1928822071928. BOSWELL James. Private Papers of James Boswell from Malahide Castle. In the Collection of Lt-Colonel Ralph Heyward Isham. Mount Vernon New York: William Edwin Rudge 1928-1934. Complete set in 18 volumes laid in invitation to a lecture by Isham and Frederick Pottle 1940 in volume I. WITH: PROSPECTUS. For the edition New York: William Rudge 1928. String bound folio of 9 unnumbered leaves 4 laid-in sample title pages and subscriber's form in the original card folder. WITH: CATALOGUE. POTTLE Frederick A. POTTLE Marion S. The Private Papers of James Boswell. A Catalogue. London and New York: Oxford University Press 1931. WITH: BOSWELL James. Boswell's Journal of A Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson LL.D. New York: The Viking Press and London: William Heinemann 1936. Prospectus laid in. WITH: INDEX. Index to the Private Papers of James Boswell London and New York: Oxford University Press 1937. 22 vols. plus prospectus. Folio quarto and octavo extensively illustrated with facsimiles of the manuscripts. Bookplates of Robert Wayne Sitwell and Brian Douglas Sitwell on front pastedowns in all volumes spines lightly sunned else a fully untrimmed very good or better set in original cloth-backed red paper-covered boards printed paper labels on spines publisher's slipcases also with printed paper labels. First editions. The 18 volume set is limited to 570 copies this being numbered copy 536; the catalogue is limited to 415 unnumbered copies; the Tour to the Hebrides is limited to 790 copies this being numbered copy 238; the index is limited to 1250 unnumbered copies. Rogers Paragraphs on Printing p. 72 ref.; The Work of Bruce Rogers p. 370; Stark Books Designed by Bruce Rogers p. 10. The collection of Boswell's papers long thought destroyed were rediscovered in various homes in Ireland and Scotland and were reluctantly sold to Isham in 1928 by Lord Talbot his wife one of Boswell's great-granddaughters. After his great acquisition Isham negotiated a deal with William Edwin Rudge to print the collection as a set for subscribers. Bruce Rogers was assigned the task of designing the format and produced a set of volumes that are "magnificent examples of the arts of the printed book. They are surely the most impressive single monument of the Rudge/Rogers association." Blume. unknown
17939032052London: Printed by Henry Baldwin 1793. 2nd. Hardcover. Very Good. Second edition revised and augmented." Subtitle reads "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." Beautifully bound in leather with spines stamped in gilt leather labels stamped in gilt and covers blind-stamped with rules. The whole set is in remarkable condition. Text blocks are clean and bright with sharp corners bindings have only the most minimal wear to extremities. Gorgeous. 5 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches. 1948 total pages. <br/><br/> Printed by Henry Baldwin hardcover
19345757London: Oxford University at The Clarendon Press 1934. First Edition Thus. Volumes I through IV measure approximately 9" x 6" while the fifth book in the set measures approximately 8.25" x 5.5". These volumes are in very good condition.Gilt lettering on the spines are bright and well preserved. Minor surface wear and staining to the cloth boards. <br /> <br /> Tour of Hebrides is dedicated to Robert Adam - who was the son of the famous Johnsonian book collector Robert Borthwick Adam. The book is signed by Robert Adam to his son and is also signed by the editor Robert William Chapman on the half-title page: "to the friend whose help made this edition possible". <br /> <br /> Volume I of Boswell's Life of Johnson comes with a signed letter from Lawrence Fitzroy Powell who was the Samuel Johnson scholar that revised the present work. The letter is signed to R. B. Adam thanking him for his contributions to the four volume collection in the acknowledgment section. Volume IV has a signed letter from Oxford Clarendon Press laid in that is addressed to R. B. Adam. <br /> <br /> Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Oxford University at The Clarendon Press unknown
179186766London: By Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly 1791. First edition. Hardcover. Some foxing and toning repair to front hinge of vol.II some ink ownership markings to title-pages; rebacked some wear to covers. No jacket. Stipple-engraved portrait by Heath after Reynolds 2 engraved plates of facsimiles. First edition first issue with "gve" on page 135 line 10 of volume I. 2 vols. 4to. Contemporary half calf rebacked in later calf with some matching recornering. Boswell's renowned sometimes hagiographical portrayal of Dr Samuel Johnson the great lexicographer moralist and wit of the 18th century. It is often considered one of the greatest biographies ever written in the English language. By Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly hardcover
1819273419London: Printed for the Proprietors 1819. hardcover. near fine. 4 volumes. Extra illustrated with many portraits views and facsimiles some folding done in mezzotints copper engravings and some in sepia. Small 8vo 3/4 burgundy morocco ornately gilt spines top edges gilt cover on one volume faded. London: Printed for the Proprietors 1819. Near Fine.<br/><br/> Printed for the Proprietors unknown books
1819273419London: Printed for the Proprietors 1819. hardcover. near fine. 4 volumes. Extra illustrated with many portraits views and facsimiles some folding done in mezzotints copper engravings and some in sepia. Small 8vo 3/4 burgundy morocco ornately gilt spines top edges gilt cover on one volume faded. London: Printed for the Proprietors 1819. Near Fine.<br/> <br/> Printed for the Proprietors unknown
000051London 1835. First Edition thus - 3/4 red morocco marbled endpapers. Engraved frontis/title page 8vo. 10 volumes. A lovely set bound in 3/4 red morocco spines with raised bands gold ornaments and letteringt.e.g. A few hinges tender but otherwise a beautiful set. London, 1835. hardcover
