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1528184955.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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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
1854FB69 (1 to 10) /8<p>Brown embossed cloth binding with gilt title on the spine. <strong>Volumes I to X. </strong></p><p>dimensions are for one volume. Some stains on boards.</p> John Murray. London hardcover
1826FB98 (1 to 4) /8<p>Brown leather spine with red and green title plates gilt banding decoration and lettering on the spine. Brown marbled boards.</p><p>In volumes 1 2 3 and 4. Boards scuffed</p> Baynes & Son hardcover
1936FB5870 /18<p>Red cloth binding with gilt title on the spine. Complete with six working drawing sheets.</p><ul><li><strong>We provide an in-depth photographic presentation of this item to stimulate your feeling and touch. More traditional book descriptions are immediately available.</strong></li></ul><p>First Edition. Published by William Heinemann Ltd London 1936 First. Hardcover with tight binding. Condition: Very Good. Clean and bright text.</p><p><strong><em>The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson LL.D.</em></strong> 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 travelers 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 travelers returned to Edinburgh. Johnson published his <em>Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland</em> on 18 January 1775. It was widely read discussed and criticised especially for some sceptical 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 <em>Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides</em>. 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 <em>Life of Samuel Johnson</em> which would exhibit the same qualities. Boswell's <em>Journal</em> and Johnson's <em>Journey</em> make an interesting study in contrast. 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.</p> William Heinemann. hardcover
ria9783387324884_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision. hardcover
19511235E089London: William Heinemann Ltd. 1951. 1st Edition . Hardback. Printed pages: xlii 448. Very Good Plus/Good. 7.25 x 10.5 inches 18 x 27 cm. Slipcase: Card slip case with rubbing to side panels and wear to edges. Overall case condition is Good. Book: De Luxe edition number 17 of 1050 copies. Quarter vellum binding with blue buckram boards. Spine with leather title label. Top page edge gilt other edges untrimmed. Silk page marker. Slight spotting to vellum slight wear to title label otherwise in first class condition throughout. Overall book condition is Very Good Plus. Please Note: This is a heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate for non-European destinations. Actual Royal Mail postage costs are: USA £21.00; Oceania £30.00; Rest of World £30.00. A postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Size: 7.25 x 10.5 inches 18 x 27 cm. William Heinemann Ltd. hardcover
1951945Y68London: William Heinemann Ltd 1951-1953. Cloth. Near Fine. 9" by 6". Not Stated . Three very smart trade editions from the Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. A collection of the private papers journals and travel works of James Boswell a Scottish biographer diarist and lawyer best known for his biography of the English writer Samuel Johnson. Three volumes from the Yale Editions series. Edited by Frederick A. Pottle. This set contains the third impression of 'Boswell's London Journal' 1951 second of the trade edition of 'Boswell in Holland' 1952 and the fourth of the trade edition of 'Boswell on the Grand Tour' 1953. With the original unclipped dust wrapper to 'Boswell's London Journal'.With a frontispiece and two facsimile plates to 'London Journal' a frontispiece two monochrome plates and two facsimile plates to 'Holland' and nine monochrome plates to 'Grand Tour'. Collated complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper to 'Boswell's London Journal'. Externally very smart with light bumping to the spine head and tail and areas of fading to the boards of 'Grand Tour'. Dust wrapper is smart with edge wear and handling marks to the wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the odd spot to the endpapers. Near Fine William Heinemann Ltd hardcover
B9781020087455Hardback. New. hardcover
1951mon0000965980William Heinemann Ltd. 1951. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Reprint 1951Pages clean and brightBinding firmLight wear to edgesIntroduction and notes by Frederick A. Pottle. William Heinemann Ltd. hardcover
1951066072William Heinemann Ltd 1951. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Minor shelf wear to blue cloth/cream vellum hardcover. Otherwise a tight unmarked book. Index. xlii 448 pp 2 fold-out maps. William Heinemann Ltd Hardcover
1903952T86London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1903. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. A smartly bound Globe edition of Boswell's biography of Samuel Johnson. The Globe edition. A biography of Samuel Johnson an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet playwright essayist moralist literary critic sermonist biographer editor and lexicographer. The work was from the beginning a universal critical and popular success and represents a landmark in the development of the modern genre of biography. Written by James Boswell a Scottish biographer diarist and lawyer. Edited with an introduction by Mowbray Morris a British newspaper executive. Bound in full calf with gilt. Externally smart with light rubbing to the extremities and the odd small mark to the boards. Light fading to the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small spot to the endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate covered to the front pastedown. Very Good Indeed Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
1950ABE-1732367137367William Heinemann London 1950 1st Edition 1950. Hardcover with price clipped but now protected DJ. Illustrated first publication of the original manuscript. FINE condition considering the age. Little wear to jacket and book no owner names not ex library. Never before published this intimate journal is a unique literary event. The journal was suppressed after Boswell's death.The author was twenty two and he records brilliantly what living in Georgian London was really like to a keen observer and brilliant recorder. This is a superior copy of the book which instantly became a best seller. The mapped end papers are also of great interest. The text block has the smart navy blue stain. A great copy of a beautiful book. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. William Heinemann London hardcover
189618899Westminster: Archibald Constable & Company. Good. 1896. Hardcover. Complete 6 volume set. Blue cloth covers with gilt blind stamped decorative spines have wear to corners and caps bumped corners and light soiling but in good condition. Boards and spines are straight. Bindings are tight. Gilt top edges of text block scuffed. Former owner's bookplate affixed to front paste downs. Photogravure frontispieces protected by tissue. Pages are toned but clean and very good. . Archibald Constable & Company hardcover
1936977H23New York; London: The Viking Press; William Heinemann Ltd. 1936. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 10" by 7.5". None. The first limited edition of Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides housed in the original slipcase with map plates and text from Boswell"s original notes. In the original publisher' quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards housed in the original slipcase. This is a limited edition of this work being copy number six hundred and fourteen of seven hundred and ninety copies. Illustrated with one folding map and four plates. Collated complete.First published posthumously in 1785 this first limited 1936 edition rejuvenated interest by presenting a text derived directly from Boswell"s notes. In 1773 Boswell persuaded his friend Samuel Johnson already famed for his Dictionary to travel with him through the Highlands and Hebrides of Scotland visiting places such as St Andrews Aberdeen Inverness and the isles of Skye Coll and Mull. This work was penned from the diary that Boswell kept during the tour and was published after Johnson's death in 1784.Boswell and Johnson met in 1763 when Johnson was fifty-four and they became fast friends. Their friendship resulted in the influential biography 'The Life of Samuel Johnson'.This limited edition was edited with a preface and notes by Frederick A. Pottle and Charles H. Bennet. In the original publisher' quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally very smart. Spine slightly faded. One or two very slight handling marks to boards. The odd spot to endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Slipcase smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in slight loss to paper. The odd very slight handling mark to boards Very slight loss to extremities of spine label. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots to rough cut fore edge heavier to first and last few leaves. Very Good Indeed The Viking Press; William Heinemann, Ltd. hardcover
B9781016322973Hardback. New. hardcover
1936357150The Viking Press 1936. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by The Viking Press 1936. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with previous owner inscription on flyleaf dated 1936. Dust jacket is very good with shelf/edgewear and tears. An excellent copy of Boswell's landmark journal. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor New York. The Viking Press hardcover
1887973F41DLondon: Clarendon Press 1887 . First edition. Leather. Near Fine. 9.5" by 6.5". None. James Boswell's complete six volume biography of Samuel Johnson beautifully bound in half calf and illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work to be edited by George Birkbeck Hill. In beautiful signed half calf bindings from Roger de Coverly & Sons this is an excellent and complete six volume set of James Boswell's biography of English writer Dr. Samuel Johnson. The first edition thus being the first edition edited by George Birkbeck Hill and including both Boswell's 'Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides' and Johnson's 'Diary of a Journey into North Wales'.Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait to four volumes two further engraved plates and six folding plates. Collated complete.A landmark work in the development of the modern biography in English many have claimed it as the greatest biography ever written. Nevertheless this biography takes many critical liberties with Johnson's life with Boswell making various changes to Johnson's quotations and even censoring his comments.Although his true passion was music the bookbinder Roger de Coverly trained with Zaehnsdorf and assisted at a stationer"s before opening his own bindery. In half morocco signed bindings with marbled paper covered boards and gilt detailing to back strips. A touch of rubbing to front joints otherwise externally excellent. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine Clarendon Press hardcover
0266488935.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
19041000Y34London: Henry Frowde 1904. Leather. Fine. 7.5" by 5". None. A finely bound Oxford Edition of James Boswell's popular biographical work on Samuel Johnson bound by Hatchards. Oxford Edition. Complete in two volumes. Uniformly bound in signed half crushed morocco by Hatchards.Frontispiece to both volumes. This work is commonly regarded as the greatest biography written in the English language recounting the life of eminent English writer Samuel Johnson. Johnson made lasting contributions as a poet essayist literary critic biographer and lexicographer often noted for his monumental 'Dictionary of the English Language' which he completed after nine years. This biography among his diaries and correspondence is the best known work of James Boswell whose mass of letters and private papers published by Yale University transformed his reputation.Volume I covers 1709-1776. Volume II covers 1776-1784. Uniformly bound in signed half crushed morocco by Hatchards. Externally lovely with minimal signs of shelf wear. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Bookplate of one Hamish Orr-Ewing to the front free endpapers. Fine Henry Frowde hardcover
0331507986.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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