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0190947004New. Brand new and still unused unknown
ria9781861561251_inpPaperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; N/A paperback
1997Q-0373760698Silhouette 1997-04-01. Mass Market Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Silhouette paperback
196056598London: Heinemann 1960. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. An out of series copy from the limited edition of 350 copies unnumbered in this instance. Vellum back and blue cloth boards in very good condition with just a small area of very slight fading on the rear board. Interior is immaculate. Size: Octavo standard book size. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Biography & Autobiography. Inventory No: 56598. . Heinemann hardcover
41583London: Printed for G. Cowie and Co. 1824. 4 Vols. 8vo 215 x 140 mm 2 439 1; 2 443; 2 426; 2 472pp. engraved portrait frontispiece offset onto title page one folding engraved plate some occasional foxing of text contemporary calf neatly rebacked spines tooled in gilt red leather lettering piece. Provenance: Each volume with the engraved armorial bookplate of Charles Simeon 1759-1836 Vicar of Holy Trinity Cambridge for 54 years from 1782 until his death. Simeon a contemporary of John Wesley William Wilberforce and a founder member of the Church Mission Society; presentation inscription at head of title page. London: Printed for G. Cowie and Co., 1824 hardcover
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
2008271Just like a new book. McDougal Littell
0207155666.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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1332744532.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
196875Cambridge University Press 2025. 9781009493949. 1st edn. 8vo. Original laminated pictorial boards Fine. Pp. xv 316 no inscriptions. Cambridge University Press, 2025. 9781009493949 unknown
189354Boydell Press 2017. 9781783270453. 1st edn. 8vo. Original laminated pictorial boards Fine. Pp. xii 285 no inscriptions. Boydell Press, 2017. 9781783270453 unknown
1973013428Harmondsworth: Penguin 1973 worn wrappers name stamp to first page and inside rear wrapper paper browned 202pp plates a traditional ie Romany English gypsy recounts his life. First Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6 - 7 tall. Penguin paperback
63006Printed for Alex Hogg. Cloth. Very Good. First section only no date but C. 1786 49pp 42pp 42pp with all relevant illustrations 76 sheets of plates frontis and 3 maps odd mark in text occasional repair smartly rebound in recent two tone cloth; Folio - . Printed for Alex Hogg hardcover
1929mon0000104168Thomas Nelson and Sons 1929-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. on blue cloth owners stamps Thomas Nelson and Sons hardcover
176830119London: For Edward and Charles Dilly in the Poultry 1768. The First English Edition the second overall in the same year as the first which was printed in Glasgow and ia essentially identical. With fine provenance a Baskerville family copy with bookplate showing one of their crests and their motto Spero ut Fidelis "Illustrated with a new and accurate map of Corsica" an exceptionally well detailed well pressed 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 handsomely bound in full contemporary calf the spine with double gilt ruled raised bands one compartment gilt lettered the boards framed with double-fillet gilt rules board edges hatched in blind original endleaves. xxiii 384 pp. A handsome copy well preserved in its original binding with the text in fine condition especially fresh and clean and with strong impression the leaves unpressed and the binding sturdy and tight with just a bit of minor wear or rubbing along the tips and shoulders some normal offset to a few prelims and end leaves from the original binder's work. The folding map is in a fine state of preservation unusually so. THE FIRST ENGLISH 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 edition was published only months after the first edition which was an immediate success and sold out within six weeks. This edition also sold out within 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 it has been claimed that the family of Baskerville can trace descent from the Emperor Charlemagne Hugh Capet King of France Kenneth King of Scotland Rodrick King of Wales and MacMorrough King of Leinster in Ireland. The Baskervilles have a truly royal ancestry and their pedigree which has been authentically deduced and duly registered in the College of Arms is a large one. Burke writes of the family as 'one of the most ancient and honorable in England.<br> Their connection with Herefordshire began with the ancestor who came over to help William the Conqueror from Normandy. For Edward and Charles Dilly in the Poultry hardcover
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
31478LONDON WILLIAM HEINEMANN 1960. YALE EDITION THE DE LUXE EDITION LIMITED TO 350 COPIES THIS BEING NUMBER 127. OCTAVO QUARTER VELLUM OVER BLUE BOARDS GILT COAT OF ARMS TO FRONT BOARD RED LABEL TO THE SPINE RED SILK MARKER T.E.G. 424 PAGES A FINE COPY. LONDON, WILLIAM HEINEMANN, 1960 hardcover
196027827Heinemann 1960. 8vo. Uncorrected Proof Copy; original printed wrappers printed in black covers lightly dust-soiled else a very good clean copy. Seventh volume of The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Brown 103. Heinemann, unknown
132197William Heinemann 1952. Limited numbered de luxe edn 408 of 1050. Tall 8vo. Original gilt decorated quarter bound cream vellum/black cloth top edge gilt bright VG slipcase some damage at spine - otherwise VG. Pp. xix 428 illus with sepia frontispiece sepia plates and folding coloured map no inscriptions. William Heinemann, 1952 unknown
31481LONDON WILLIAM HEINEMANN 1952. YALE EDITION THE DE LUXE EDITION LIMITED TO 1050 COPIES THIS BEING NUMBER 624. OCTAVO QUARTER VELLUM OVER BLUE BOARDS GILT COAT OF ARMS TO FRONT BOARD RED LABEL TO THE SPINE RED SILK MARKER T.E.G. 428 PAGES A NEAR FINE COPY IN A GOOD SLIPCASE. LONDON, WILLIAM HEINEMANN, 1952 hardcover
1952102362London: William Heinemann 1952. Limited Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Large 8vooriginal quarter vellum with gilt decorated blue boards hardcoverblack leather spine label lettered in giltillustrated428 pagestop page edges giltlimited edition this being number 23 of 1050 copiespage edges lightly spotted otherwise a near fine copy in very good original slipcase. <br/> <br/> William Heinemann hardcover
17244LONDON WILLIAM HEINEMANN 1952. VERY GOOD HARDBACK COPY - NO DUSTWRAP. CLOTH BOUND WITH VELLUM SPINE. GOLD LEAF ARMORIAL DESIGN ON FRONT. LIMITED EDITION OF 1050 COPIES. THIS COPY 977. SOME FOXING TO UNCUT PAGE EDGES. 14 ILLUSTRATIONS. LONDON, WILLIAM HEINEMANN, 1952 hardcover
195727607Heinemann 1957. 8vo. Uncorrected Proof Copy; printed wrappers backstrip lightly browned else a very good clean copy. Proof copies of any titles in this sought-after series are scarce. Heinemann, unknown
