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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 books
18912542London: George Routledge & Sons Ltd 1891. Octavo 6 volumes bound in three quarters red morocco gilt titles and tooling to the spine top edge gilt illustrated with portraits by Sir Joshua Reynolds. In near fine condition. An attractively bound set. "Everyone with an interest in Johnson is very much in debt to Boswell not only for the years of devotion he invested in the study of Johnson's life but for the uncanny skill with which he conveyed the quality of Johnson's personality and his effect on the people about him. If there had been no Boswell Johnson would have been one of the most famous names in English literature; but that he has become a household name is due to the chance that brought Boswell into his company Boswell is the sniffing bloodhound who will follow the scent of individuality into whatever territory it leads him. The fascination of their dialogue that dialogue of mind heart and voice round which Boswell organized his great Life is that it is not merely between two very different men but between two epochs. In its pages Romantic Europe speaks to Renaissance Europe and is answered" Wain 229. George Routledge & Sons, Ltd unknown books
1938705London: Limited Editions Club 1938. Hardcover. Near fine. One of 1500 numbered copies designed by Oliver Simon and printed at the Curwen Press. Bound in the publisher's original cloth with the leather spine spine label stamped in gilt. Fading to spines otherwise in near fine condition. LEC Bibliography 103. <br/><br/> Limited Editions Club hardcover books
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. <br/><br/> Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly unknown books
179923381London: printed by H. Baldwin and Son for Charles Dilly 1799. First Malone edition 4 volumes 8vo pp. xxxi 1 452; 2 490; 2 475; 2 514; engraved frontispiece portrait by Baker after Reynolds folding engraved facsimile of Johnson's handwriting folding engraved Round Robin plate; labels gone on all but the last volume but generally a very good sound copy in contemporary full calf. The second edition was something of a botched effort by Boswell and the result was a book "painfully at variance with his own standards of ordered arrangement" although much new important material was added. It was left to Malone to "shake together" Boswell's second and the third "is now generally regarded as the definitive edition" Pottle. Pottle 82. <br/><br/> printed by H. Baldwin and Son for Charles Dilly unknown books
181125406London: T. Cadell and W. Davies 1811. Last Malone edition 4 volumes 8vo pp. 4 xxxvii 1 464; 2 496; 2 482; 2 530; engraved frontispiece portrait by Baker after Reynolds folding engraved facsimile of Johnson's handwriting folding engraved Round Robin plate; contemporary full mottled calf gilt-decorated spines black morocco labels; front joint on vol. 1 cracked but generally a very good set. "This edition was the one most frequently reprinted in the 19th century and is often spoken of as 'the best of the pre-Crokerian editions'. The more general critical tendency now however seems to be to return to the text of the third as being more nearly that which the author himself approved" Pottle. Pottle 86. <br/><br/> T. Cadell and W. Davies unknown books
19258132Bath: George Bayntun 1925 Quarto 10x7½ inches. Pp. xl 576 xv 577-1172. Illustrated with 576 illustrations facsimiles and map including 13 plates in photogravure. Extensive notes bibliography chronology index. Bound in three-quarter crimson morocco red cloth sides spines ruled in gilt gilt lettering and pictorial devises within compartments between raised bands. Bookplate on front pastedowns slight fading to front cloth of volume II. A very fine crisp set in a handsome binding. This is a wonderfully illustrated and invaluable edition of Boswell's classic biography of Johnson with hundreds of portraits of all the major players views facsimiles of letters and other writings etc. Volume I covers 1709 to March 18 1776; volume II covers March 19 1776 to December 13 1784. "Includes a wealth of carefully annotated pictures of various kinds. we congratulate publisher and author on the excellent idea of illustrating the greatest of biographers on an ample scale" Atheæum. George Bayntun hardcover 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
1891266435New York: Harper 1891. hardcover. very good. Edited by George Birkbeck Hill. Frontispiece portrait folding facsimiles and black and white illustrations throughout 6 volumes. Tall thick 8vos handsomely bound in 3/4 green morocco evenly faded to brown with marbled boards gilt-decorated spines; top edge gilt marbled end-papers. New York: Harper 1891. First American Edition. Very good .<br/><br/> Harper unknown books
1889261993New York: Harper 1889. First. hardcover. near fine. Edited by George Birkbeck Hill. Frontispiece portrait folding facsimiles and black and white illustrations throughout 6 volumes. Tall thick 8vos handsomely bound in publisher's 3/4 brown leather over marbled boards with gilt-decorated spines; top edge gilt marbled end-papers. New York: Harper 1889. First American Edition. Limited edition -- one of 300 copies -- this set not numbered.<br/><br/> Harper unknown books
1945WRCLIT16996Garden City: Doubleday Doran and Co. 1945. Large octavo. Portrait and plates. Cloth t.e.g. One of 1000 numbered copies signed by the artist. Backstrip a shade tanned else about fine in slipcase. Doubleday, Doran and Co. hardcover books
196062873London: William Heinemann 1960. First British editions as edited for this series of six first seven volumes of the journals each a limited edition see below for limitations. 8vo. Six volumes: 1 Boswell's London Journal 1762-1763 together with Journal of My Jaunt Harvest 1762 1951 448 pp.; 2 Boswell in Holland 1763-1764 including his correspondence with Bell de Zuylen 1952 428 pp.; 3 Boswell on the Grand Tour German and Switzerland 1764 1953 353 pp.; 4 Boswell on the Grand Tour Italy Corsica and France 1765-1766 1955 1/400 copies 383 pp.; 5 Boswell in Search of a Wife 1766-1769 1957 1/400 copies 425 pp.; 6 Boswell for the Defence 1769-1774 1960 1/350 copies 396 pp. Illustrated from old paintings sculpture portraits artifacts documents and correspondence plates maps and plans. Pottle edited these volumes the first three by himself the following two with Frederick Brady and the final one with William K. Wimsatt. Small book label on the front pastedown of each volume otherwise all very good to fine. All quarter vellum gilt-stamped decorated navy cloth leather spine labels London Journal chipped at lower corner t.e.g. others untrimmed publisher's slipcases lacking for "Holland" and "Wife" the others with rubbed or bumped corners. 9735. <br/><br/> William Heinemann hardcover books
198962874New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co 1989. First American edition as edited for this series of all volumes. 8vo. 13 volumes: 1 Boswell's London Journal 1762-1763 now first published from the original manuscript 1950 370 pp.; 2 Boswell in Holland 1763-1764 including his correspondence with Bell de Zuylen 1952 433 pp.; 3 Boswell on the Grand Tour Germany and Switzerland 1764 1953 357 pp.; 4 Boswell on the Grand Tour Italy Corsica and France 1765-1766 1955 356 pp.; 5 Boswell in Search of a Wife 1766-1769 1956 390 pp.; 6 Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson LL.D 1773 1961 520 pp.; 7 Boswell for the Defence 1769-1774 1959 396 pp.; 8 Boswell: The Ominous Years 1774-1776 1963 427 pp.; 9 Boswell in Extremes 1776-1778 1970 418 pp.; 10 Boswell Laird of Auchinleck 1778-1782 1977 570 pp.; 11 Boswell the Applause of the Jury 1782-1785 1981 419 pp.; 12 Boswell: The English Experiment 1785-1789 1986 332 pp.; 13 Boswell the Great Biographer 1789-1795 1989 371 pp. Illustrated from old paintings sculpture portraits artifacts documents and correspondence plates maps and plans endpaper maps. Pottle edited the first 12 volumes the first three by himself the next nine with an associate from the list of editors above; the final volume was edited by Danziger and Frank Brady. Another volume "Portraits by Sir Joshua Reynolds" ed. by Frederick W. Hiles 1952 was issued as a part of the series but is not present here. Gift inscription on the front endpaper of "Applause" two volumes with bookplates on the front pastedown otherwise all very good to fine. All cloth and boards color pictorial dust jackets a little edgewear to several volumes two price-clipped several with small prices in ink. 9734. <br/><br/> McGraw-Hill Book Co hardcover books
1995179705London: Eccles; Viscountess 1995. Hardcover. VG. xii 225 pp 1 folded leaf of plates : illustrations facsimiles map portraits 1995 Published in a small edition for Roxburghe Club members with a small overrun. Quarter burgundy morocco over burgundy cloth boards gilt spine. Folio. With sixty-eight pages of manuscript facsimiles plus seventeen additional illustrations. Facsimile of the Book of company with transcription on facing pages: p. 25-157./ Index of persons names in the Book of company p. 171-215 annotated with biographical notes. Contents as follows: James Boswell's Book of company at Auchinleck 1782-1795 -- Liquors at Auchinleck / David Buchanan -- Index of persons named in the Book of company -- Boswell's sons members of the Roxburghe Club -- Boswells of Auchinleck : a table of dates. Eccles,; Viscountess hardcover books
195038335New York: Mcgraw-Hill Book Co. Very Good. c1950. 2ND AMERICAN. Hardcover. -; Very Good. No dust jacket. . Mcgraw-Hill Book Co 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
18221249034London 1822. ninth edition; revised. octavos in light brown genuine leather with six-band spine; gold letters and gilt on spine; VG; moderate soiling and shelf wear on boards; moire end pages; frontispiece engraving of S. Johnson; folded facsimile of Johnson's handwriting; paper clean with light foxing; please contact us for shipping costs; shelved above US bios. 1249034. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. unknown books
1901W62907ANew York: McClure Phillips & Co. 1901. Original green cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. TEG other edges untrimmed. A very good edition of the famous biography edited by Arnold Glover with an introduction by Austin Dobson. . First Thus. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Herbert Railton. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade. McClure, Phillips & Co. Hardcover books
1824WN34116London: Printed for Thomas Tegg et al. 1824. Full purplish calf with gilt rules and grape leaf and vine decoration. 4 raised bands. New red and blue morocco spine titling and numbering labels. Marbled edges and endpapers. Bookplates on each front pastedown. Silk markers still present in 4 of the volumes. Some foxing throughout. Facsimile fold-out of letter in Dr. Johnson's handwriting in beginning of Vol. 1. Gift inscription dated 1830 on ffep in Vol. 1. A beautiful and rare set. First Thus. Full-Leather. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Trade. Printed for Thomas Tegg, et al. Hardcover books
1791W57382London: Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly 1791. Quarter tan calf 5 raised bands gilt titling on red morocco labels with marbled paper covered boards. Top edges stained gray. Contemporary binding with overall wear stains and rubbing and some loss of paper on boards. Apparent restoration done on joints and tips of each volume extending into paper of boards. Housed in green cloth covered chemises with cloth pulls and slipcases the latter with green morocco spines 5 raised bands and gilt lettering on red morocco labels. Chemises and slipcases are very good with only a few scuffs and marks on slipcases. Frontispiece of Samuel Johnson Vol. 1 and 2 engravings Vol. 2 pgs. 92 and 588 misnumbered as called for. The second state with "give" properly spelled pg. 135. Handwritten notation on preliminary in each volume stating "Tadcaster Library" a community in Yorkshire. Photos available on request. Extra postage may be due because of size. . First Edition Second State. Quarter Leather. Good/Slipcases Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Trade. Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly Hardcover books
1952Embry 184973William Heinmann Ltd 1952. Limited edition one of 1050 copies. Upper corners sligthly bumped mild toning to spine else fine in very good publisher's slipcase. Vellum backed blue cloth. William Heinmann, Ltd, 1952. Limited edition, one of 1050 copies. hardcover books
1952Embry 158706McGraw-Hill 1952. 3rd printing. Slight sunning to upper edges else fine in fine dust jacket with a few short closed tears in mylar cover. McGraw-Hill, 1952. 3rd printing. unknown books
19281298566Stanford: Stanford University Press 1928. First Edition Second Printing. Hardcover. Two volume set; octavo; G/no-DJs; black spines with silver text; covers have rubbing edgewear spines slightly shaken; textblocks have age toning edgewear portions of title pages have been torn out pp 356 340. 1298566. Full-priced Rockville. Stanford University Press hardcover books
18741298280London: Bickers and Son 1874. First Edition Second Printing. Hardcover. Three volume set; octavo; VG/no-DJs; brown spines with gold text; covers have rubbing sunning edgewear bindings are strong; textblocks have significant chipping and peeling around edges foxing around edges and sporadically throughout name stamped on verso of frontispiece page in Vol. I and on half title pages in Vols. II and III otherwise clean. <br /> <br /> <p> Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. Contact seller if you have any questions.<br /> <br /> <p> This book is part of the overstocked 15's kept in Room X atop one of the bookcases. 1298280. FP New Rockville Stock. Bickers and Son hardcover books
9015900London William Heinemann 1957. Hardcover. Fine condition / Very good slipcase. The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Edited By Frank Brady And Frederick A. Pottle.One of 400 numbered copies of the Deluxe edition. Quarter vellum and cloth stamped in gilt on the cover and lettered in gilt on the spine t.e.g. slipcase Fine condition in a very good slipcase. <br/><br/> London, William Heinemann, 1957. hardcover books