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79876BOSWELL James. Boswell's Life of Johnson. Edited by George Birkbeck Hill D.C.L. 6 Vols. Original cloth priceclipped dust jackets. Oxford: Clarendon Press 1934 1964. Volumes I through IV first edition. Very good or better. unknown
1857258470London: Richard Bentley New Burlington Street 1857. First edition. Inserted Frontispiece by Reynolds and another of Boaswell in Corsican garb at p. 136. xlviii 407 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary diapered calf gilt spine a.e.g. Bookplate of Solomon R. Guggenheim 1869-1949. Nice copy. First edition. Inserted Frontispiece by Reynolds and another of Boaswell in Corsican garb at p. 136. xlviii 407 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street unknown
18356231London: John Murray 1835. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 10 volume set 170 x 105 mm. 6 3/4 x 4 1/4". Full green leather bindning not faded marbeled endpapers not cracked board turn-ins with gilt gauffering. A tidy set with some minor rub/wear spots couple of little nicks. Contents very clean. Each volume with a unique illustrated title page. Solidly Very Good -- a no-fuss 1835 Johnson in the fun 10-volume reading edition. <br/><br/> John Murray hardcover
1844131132498London: John Murray 1844. Hardcover. Good. Croker edition complete in ten volumes. 12mo. Later marbled paper covered boards with leather spines and corners raised bands. Very Good overall. Marbled end papers. Contents are generally quite neat. From the personal collection of American author Osmond Tiffany with his bookplate on all front paste downs perforation to title pages small red stamps to verso; no other marks/wear as such. Leather worn at edges with some flaking especially at heads. All boards attached; some hinges are a bit tender. A solid mid-19th century set of Boswell's classic biography of Samuel Johnson with two volumes of Johnsoniana and "upwards of fifty engraved illustrations. John Murray hardcover
18431137660New York: Alexander V. Blake 1843. Hard cover. Good/No jacket. Volumes 1-2 included.<br /> <br /> Cloth 26 cm 2 vols with frontispiece portraits and round robin facsimile bound in to vol. two. Good condition but for some pages with light foxing including frontispiece portraits. Institution bookplates with some abrasions on both feps. Previous owner's name in ink in margin on one page. Covers with some light scuffing on covers and corners bumped. Heads and tails of spines slightly ragged at extreme edges. Alexander V. Blake unknown
182474745Bellows Falls VT: Charles Ewer and Timothy Bedlington. Very Good-. 1824. Leather. . 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. A New Edition. Copious Notes and Biographical Illustrations By Malone. In Five Volumes; Printed By Blake Cutler and Co. for Charles Ewer and Timothy Bedlington. Bellows Falls VT. 1824. 5 volume set are hard-bound in 1/2 leather with marbled paper covered boards with gilt stamped numbers and gilt stamped red leather labels on the spines - scuffed and soiled with edge-wear and rubbing to the joints corners and spine-ends. Volume I front board barely attached - contents are bright and legible but with scattered foxing and toning throughout. Portrait frontispiece in Volume 1 and a folding plate in volumes 2 & 3. Volume I is a Vermont Imprint Published in Bellows Falls VT. 1824. with the rest of the volumes printed in Bellows Falls VT but have a Boston MA imprint. . Charles Ewer and Timothy Bedlington hardcover
19221471Gabriel Wells / Doubleday Page New York 1922. 1st Edition thus. Hardcover Full Leather. Good Condition. #423/785 copies. Temple Bar edition g-vg condition 10-volume set complete. Hinges cracked glued holding. Top edge gilt in good condition. corner of vol. VIII chipped. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Johnson/Boswell; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1471. . This is a SET of books therefore heavier than a standard volume and will involve extra shipping charges to some countries. Gabriel Wells / Doubleday, Page hardcover
181954077London: Printed for the Proprietors and sold by R. Edwards . and J. Offor 1819. Engraved frontispieces after Joshua Reynolds. 4 vols. 8vo. Half black polished calf and marbled paper boards gilt-lettered spine with red leather lettering pieces. Small chip from one label slight rubbing otherwise very good. Engraved frontispieces after Joshua Reynolds. 4 vols. 8vo. Printed for the Proprietors and sold by R. Edwards ... and J. Offor unknown
02753Croscup & Holby Company. Cloth. Very Good. Ed. by Augustine Birrell. No publishing date. 500 copies published. Smaller books six volumes dark blue cloth with browned patch on spine: four are The Life of Johnson two are The Tour of The Hebrides. Tiny tears and slight wear to spine tops and bottom top-edge gilt but dull. Vol. I contains Advertisement to The Fifth Edition dated January 1 1807. <br/> <br/> Croscup & Holby Company hardcover
1922003SEPrinted for Gabriel Wells by Doubleday Page and Company Garden City NY: 1922. 1922 Ten Volumes. Full page engraved illustrations. Title page printed in red and black with engraved vignette. Uncut and unopened. Top edges gold. XLib stamp on title pages. Large 8vo. Original Japan vellum backed paper boards. Original paper spine labels. XLib shelf number stamped on spine. Hardbound. Temple Bar Limited Edition. Number 694 of only 786 copies of which 35 are not for sale. Though XLib a very nice set. PRICE JUST REDUCED! SET/W53 Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good. Printed for Gabriel Wells by Doubleday, Page and Company, Garden City, NY: 1922. hardcover
19252028<p>Spine loose in one place There is a front page of a DJ inside one of the books. They are discolored at front page and one book has a crease in its cover. All i n all in remarkable condition. See photos.</p> George Bayntun hardcover
18241137743James Christie 1824. Hard cover. Good/No jacket. 4 volumes rebound in green 3/4 leather with marbled boards. Covers worn with some of the embossing fading. Bookplate inside each cover. Protective tissue for the frontispiece in volume one is missing so the print has bled over to the title page. Text block in very good shape. <br /> <br /> "Comprehending an account of his studies and numerous works in chronological order; a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent person; 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." Copious notes by Edmond Malone. Frontispiece of Johnson in volume one a foldout facsimile of his signatures. James Christie unknown
198615988Iowa City IA: University of Iowa Press 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed on the half-title page. Stated First Edition. Author's first book. A collection of short stories that won the Iowa School of Letters Award for Short Fiction. University of Iowa Press hardcover
2003Bib99887733221New Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover
20181-1531011322Carolina Academic Press 2018. Hardcover. New. 5th edition. 952 pages. 10.25x7.75x1.50 inches. Carolina Academic Press hardcover
1835035135London: John Murray 1835. Title pages dated 1835. Ten volumes with "in eight volumes" on the title pages of the first eight volumes but expanded to ten volumes. Three quarter black leather over brown cloth dark red spine labels with gilt accented raised spine bands all edges speckled red frontis plate and engraved title page in each volume just more than 6.5" tall. Externally worn but sound set with lightly crackled spines with minor surface chips that have been archivally stabilized other wear to extremities spine label of volume X missing all covers firmly attached hinges good bindings firm pages a bit age-yellowed toward the outer edges but clean old transparent stain to upper inner corner of frontis and engraved title of volumes I III and VIII name of Mary S. Veevers handwritten on front free endpaper of first volume no other markings. Hard Cover. Fair. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. John Murray Hardcover
199364095New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1993. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Very Good in wrappers in a Very Good- slipcase. Creasing to slipcase. This is an incredibly scarce advance collection of excerpts from upcoming Knopf publications in 1993. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Alfred A. Knopf unknown
6460198Ashgate Publishing Company pp. viii 178 . Hardback. New. Ashgate Publishing Company hardcover
19019023265London: J. M. Dent & Sons 1901. Hardcover. Near fine. Bound in half leather and cloth covered boards gilt ruled covers. Four raised bands on the spines. Spines are sunned stamped in gilt. Top edges gilt. Rubbed at the edges and extremities. Frontispieces and illustrations throughout. <br/><br/> J. M. Dent & Sons hardcover
64235549Edinburgh University Press pp. 568 1st Edition . Hardback. New. Edinburgh University Press hardcover
198466789US: Franklin Library 1984. Full Leather. About fine. Full leather. Original full leather gilt titles and tooling to covers and spine all edges gilt raised bands silk ribbon bookmark bound in.<br /> From the Great Books series by Franklin Library.<br /> . Franklin Library unknown
199122051703Eclipse Books 1991. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. First Printing. Bound in green cloth with cover illustration and title information to spine in gold.176 pages. AS NEW. All corners pointed. Binding tight and square. Without tears creases bumps or chips. Not marked and clean and bright. Dust jacket same. All books carefully wrapped and sent boxed. <br/> <br/> Eclipse Books hardcover
6555914Edinburgh University Press pp. 600 2nd Edition . Hardback. New. Edinburgh University Press hardcover
2023BN181943Oxford University Press 2023. 2023. Hardcover. Magical Thinking in Public Policy <br/><br/>Magical Thinking in Public Policy John Boswell Oxford University Press hardcover
1884YY5903Chiswick Press 1884. Minor marks to spines. Quarter pale brown cloth maroon boards. No ownership marks. Frontis portrait to five volumes folding map to other. Robust packaging. Tracking is always added to USA orders. It can be added to other overseas orders on request. Used books are exempt from USA tariffs. Binding sound text unmarked. Binding sound text unmarked . Very Good/No dustwrapper. c.450pp per volume. Chiswick Press Hardcover