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1793D264London: Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly 1793. Contemporary calf gilt-ruled spine gilt-stamped lettering in morocco spine labels; three volumes; 1 title-p. xxxix 1 603 plus engraved frontis.; 1 634 plus folding plate engraved "Round Robin"; 1 711 plus folding plate at rear facsimile of Johnson's handwriting in his 16th year 35th year and last year of his life. Volumes I and II rebacked Volume III rebacked with bottom board in newer calf; spine of Volume I a little dry and wrinkled; hinges of Volumes II and III reinforced. All Volumes -- corners rubbed; scattered foxing throughout. The second edition "was the last actually published in Boswell's lifetime. There were also many pleasant and characteristic sentences introduced in this edition which naturally dropped out when the text was shaken together by Malone" Pottle. A handsome set. <br/><br/> Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly unknown books
00903Bloomfield Connecticut: The Limited Editions Club 1974. Sam and Jim's Classic Schlep Through Scotland<br/><br/>BOSWELL James. JOHNSON Samuel. The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson. LlD. With Marginal Comments and Markings from a Copy Annotated by Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi. Illustrated with Reproductions of Contemporary Prints by Thomas Rowlandson. Bloomfield Connecticut: Printed for the Members of The Limited Editions Club at the Sign of the Stone Book 1974. <br/><br/>Limited to 2000 numbered copies this being copy no. 1403. Octavo 9 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches; 247 x 160 mm. xxi 1 blank 1 1 blank 327 1 blank 1 colophon 1 blank pp. Ten double page color illustrations repoduced from the original engravings made by Thomas Rowlandson for his two-volume portfolio entitled The Picturesque Beauties of Boswell published in 1786.<br/><br/>Half crimson morocco over marbled boards. Four raised bands. Gilt lettering compartments. Top edge gilt. Maps as endpapers. Publisher's slipcase. Very fine.<br/><br/>This edition of The Journal of a Tour of the Hebrides follows the text of the third edition published in 1786 and reproduces notes made by Hester Thrale Piozzi in the margins of her copy of the second edition. <br/><br/>Eight of the illustrations are reproduced from extremely rare prints that had been colored for Rowlandson's original portfolios. As no colored versions of the other two plates could be located monochrome impressions of them have been colored for this edition to match the rest of the set. Bloomfield, Connecticut: The Limited Editions Club, 1974 unknown books
03432London: Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly 1791-93. First Edition First Issue of Boswell's Life Of Johnson<br/>Together With<br/>The Excessively Rare 'The Principal Corrections and Additions' Bound in at the End of Volume Two<br/><br/>BOSWELL James. The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. 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. The Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great-Britain for Near Half a Century during which He Flourished. In Two Volumes. London: Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly 1791. <br/><br/>First edition first issue with "gve" for "give" in the uncorrected state line 10 on p. 135 in Volume I and all of the errata uncorrected.<br/><br/>Two quarto volumes 10 3/4 x 8 7/16 inches; 274 x 216 mm. vii 1 blank ix-xii 16 "Table of Contents" and "Corrections and Additions" 516; 2 588 i.e. 586 pp. Engraved frontispiece by James Heath from a portrait of Johnson by Sir Joshua Reynolds in Volume I two engraved facsimile plates in Volume II. "Round Robin." facing p. 92 and "Fac Similes of Dr. Johnson's hand writing" facing p. 588.<br/><br/>Together with at the end of volume II <br/><br/>BOSWELL James. The Principal Corrections and Additions to the first edition of Mr. Boswell's Life of Dr. Johnson. London: Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly 1793. Title verso blank 42 pp.<br/><br/>Bound by Rivière & Son ca. 1910 in full mottled calf covers with triple gilt rules. Spines with five raised bands decoratively tooled in gilt in compartments red and brown morocco labels lettered in gilt gilt ruled board edges decorative gilt turn-ins marbled end-papers all edges gilt. Expertly rebacked and corners strengthened over fifty years ago with original spines laid down. Occasional light foxing or staining to a few leaves otherwise a fine copy of the first issue with the exceptionally rare Principal Corrections and Additions bound in at the end of volume two.<br/><br/>"The work The Principal Corrections and Additions is now difficult to obtain; when it turns up it is almost invariably bound in with a copy of the first edition of the Life." Pottle p. 212.<br/><br/>The 'gve' or 'give' question.<br/><br/>"Of the four copies in the British Museum two have one reading and two the other. There can be little doubt that 'gve' is the earlier state. The first proof shows the word correctly spelled but the lines are punctuated as follows: <br/><br/>'Short O short! then be thy reign<br/>"And give us to the world again.'<br/><br/>Boswell passed this in the proof but in the revise both proof and revise are in the possession of Mr. Adam he directed the printer to remove the exclamation point in the first line and substitute it for the first period at the end of the second which is in fact the punctuation of the printed text. When the changes were made the 'i' dropped out and the printer not noticing what had happened filled up the line by inserting a space between 'gve' and 'us'. After a considerable part of the edition had been printed the error was discovered and corrected in the press." Frederick Albert Pottle. The Literary Career of James Boswell p. 151. The correct first issue as here reads" <br/><br/>"Short O short then be thy reign<br/>"And gve us to the world again!"<br/><br/>Boswell's biography of Johnson is a classic of the genre—a full candid account of the life of one of the most famous eighteenth-century writers and thinkers by another. "The Life of Johnson was no single book miraculously produced by an inexperienced author. It was the crowning achievement of an artist who for more than twenty-five years had been deliberately disciplining himself for such a task" Pottle p. xxi. <br/><br/>Courtney & Nichol Smith pp. 172-3. Grolier 100 English 65. Pottle 79 & 113. Rothschild 464 & 466. Sterling 71. Tinker 338. London: Printed by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, 1791-93 unknown books
1952UBOSBOS00MWMcGraw-Hill 1952. Very Good. Boswell James. Boswell in Holland 1763-1764. Second of Four Volumes. Pottle Frederick A. NY: McGraw-Hill 1952. 436pp. Indexed. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with light rubbing to edges. McGraw-Hill paperback books
19511270768London: William Heinemann 1951/1952. Limited Editions. Hardcover. 4tos. 2 volumes; VG; spines vellum with black leather label and gilt lettering; 1/4 bound with blue boards gilt emblem on front boards; top edge of text blocks gilt; ribbon; mild shelfwear; small chips to spine labels some dirtying to spine; of this deluxe edition 1050 copies only have been printed these are both copies number 927; GP consignment;. 1270768. FP New Rockville Stock. William Heinemann hardcover books
1936UPOTBOS00LAWThe Literary Guild Inc. 1936. Very Good. Boswell James. Boswell's Journal of A Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson. Pottle Frederick A.; Bennet Charles H. New York: The Literary Guild Inc. 1936. 435pp. Indexed. 8vo. Brown cloth. Book condition: Very good with lightly bumped corners and thin paper remnant adhered to front pastedown. The Literary Guild, Inc. hardcover books
19362288492The Viking Press 1936. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. First edition. No jacket. Spine lightly toned bookplate on front paste-down endpaper. 1936 Hard Cover. xviii 435 pp. Deckled edge. The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson LL.D. is a travel journal by Scotsman James Boswell first published in 1785. In 1773 Boswell enticed his English friend Samuel Johnson to accompany him on a tour through the highlands and western islands of Scotland. Johnson was then in his mid sixties and well known for his literary works and his Dictionary. The two travellers set out from Edinburgh and skirted the eastern and northeastern coasts of Scotland passing through St Andrews Aberdeen and Inverness. They then passed into the highlands and spent several weeks on various islands in the Hebrides including Skye Coll and Mull. After a visit to Boswell's estate at Auchinleck the travellers returned to Edinburgh. Johnson published his Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland on 18 January 1775. It was widely read discussed and criticised especially for some skeptical remarks Johnson made questioning the authenticity of the Ossian poems which were then all the rage. After Johnson's death in 1784 Boswell published his Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides. This work was based on a diary Boswell had kept during the 1773 tour and included detailed descriptions of where he and Johnson had gone and what Johnson had said. The Journal served as a teaser for the longer biography Boswell was preparing for publication his Life of Samuel Johnson which would exhibit the same qualities. Boswell's Journal and Johnson's Journey make an interesting study in contrasts. Johnson considers things philosophically and maintains a high level of generality. Boswell's approach is more anecdotal even gossipy and succeeds in large part because of Boswell's keen eye and ear for detail. Both accounts are still widely read and admired today. The Viking Press hardcover books
19502029695McGraw-Hill Book Company Inc 1950. Book Club BCE/BOMC. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Book club edition. Lacks jacket. Minor loss of gilt from spine titles. 1950 Hard Cover. xxix 370 pp. 8vo. Map illustrated endpapers. "James Boswell 9th Laird of Auchinleck October 29 1740 McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc hardcover books
1857007803London: Richard Bentley 1857. A very handsome lavishly extra illustrated copy bound by Riviere and Son in full polished calf gilt spine and inner dentelles t.e.g. other edges uncut marbled end pages original boards and spine bound in Near Fine calf lightly rubbed at joints and tips. With 53 illustrations tipped in each with pencil notation verso denoting at which page to be added. Frontispiece portrait illustration of Boswell by Joshua Reynolds numerous other portraits including Samuel Johnson also by Joshua Reynolds Shakespeare from the Droeshout portrait engraved by J. Swaine for the First Folio Edition George I James II Voltaire Adam Smith Hugh Walpole Hume William Cowper William Penn George III and Joshua Reynolds among many others. Also with several engravings of different places including The New Bridge at Edinburgh Including Part of the Castle The Hague and Crescent Bath. A quite fascinating and unique copy. . First Edition. Full Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Richard Bentley Hardcover books
198246316Metuchen NJ: Scarecrow Press 1982. 8vo pp. 321. Appendix index. Black cloth stamped in gilt. A nice copy. Scarecrow Press unknown books
198622032Metuchen: Scarecrow Press. Fine. 1986. Hardcover. 0810819147 . First edition. Fine in blue cloth. No dust jacket. . Scarecrow Press hardcover books
1938003193Indianapolis Indiana: Indiana Historical Bureau 1938. Fine prior owner bookplate front pastedown. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Indiana Historical Bureau Hardcover books
198652193New York: Warner Books 1986. quarter cloth dust jacket. 8vo. quarter cloth dust jacket. xii 161 pages. First edition. Obviously publishers have discovered a market here.some help on getting published by a "savvy insider" with a copy of his proposal for this book. May be useful to would-be authors. Warner Books unknown books
1981221539Chicago: The University of Chicago Press 1981. Paperback. xviii 424p. preface introduction extensive footnotes appendixes cited works indexes illustrations very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. The University of Chicago Press paperback books
1981216226Chicago: The University of Chicago Press 1981. Paperback. xviii 424p. preface introduction extensive footnotes appendixes cited works indexes illustrations very good reprint trade paperback in pictorial wraps. The University of Chicago Press paperback books
1981042070Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press 1981. xviii 424p. b/w illus. stiff wrappers. University of Chicago Press unknown books
198026607Chicago: The University of Chicago Press 1980. Hardcover. xviii 424p. preface introduction extensive footnotes appendixes cited works indexes illustrations very good reprint in cloth and unclipped dj. The University of Chicago Press hardcover books
1995041435New York: Vintage Books 1995. xxx 412p. b/w illus. stiff library boards ex libris. Vintage Books unknown books
199429985New York: Villard Books 1994. Hardcover. xxx 412p. 8p. photos preface epilogue appendices index very good first edition in quarter-cloth boards and unclipped dj. Villard Books hardcover books
1986WRCLIT57321New York: Warner Books 1986. 12161pp. Cloth and boards. First edition. Dustiness to top edge a very few pencil underlinings internally otherwise a very good or better copy in a moderately sunned pictorial dust jacket with light rubbing to rear panel. Warner Books hardcover books
195856837London: Collins 1958. First Edition. Signed presentation from Boswell on the front endpaper: "Through is friend Patsy Card the undersigned sends his greetings and good wishes John Boswell. England December 1958.". 12mo. blue cloth in dust jacket; 256 pages. Very Good covers nice & bright; contents clean & tight; little wear few short tears & little creasing rear cover; price-clipped d/j. <br/><br/> Collins hardcover books
1988UBOSKIN00fpPantheon Books 1988. Very Good. Boswell John. The Kindness of Strangers: The Abandonment of Children in Western Europe from Late Antiquity to the Renaissance. New York NY: Pantheon Books 1988. xviii 488pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Bibliography. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good. Edges lightly rubbed. Pantheon Books paperback books
1988177540New York: Pantheon 1988. hardcover. very good/very good. Illustrated. 488pp.Thick 8vo cloth-backed boards dust wrapper. New York: Pantheon Books 1988. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Pantheon unknown books
1988048751New York: Pantheon Books 1988. xviii 488p. b/w illus. stiff printed wrappers. Pantheon Books unknown books
1877011369London: George Bell & Sons 1877. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Sowerby John Edward et al. The third edition. 12 volumes plus index volume. Publisher's green cloth front and back covers gilt to front. Brown moroccan spine gilt titles and devices. Hundreds of floral illustrations. Internals fine except for index where the leaves in 2 signatures have been cut. A handsome set. George Bell & Sons hardcover books
