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20169781357468873-2025Palala Press 2016. Hardcover. New/New. <p><strong>Author:</strong> James Boswell</p><p><strong>Publisher:</strong> Palala Press</p><p><strong>Binding:</strong> Hardcover</p><p><strong>ISBN:</strong> 9781357468873</p><p><strong>Release Date:</strong> 2016</p><p><strong>Number Of Pages:</strong> 530</p><p><strong>Details:</strong> This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity individual or corporate has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p> Palala Press hardcover
20169781357468873-2025Palala Press 2016. Hardcover. New/New. <p><strong>Author:</strong> James Boswell</p><p><strong>Publisher:</strong> Palala Press</p><p><strong>Binding:</strong> Hardcover</p><p><strong>ISBN:</strong> 9781357468873</p><p><strong>Release Date:</strong> 2016</p><p><strong>Number Of Pages:</strong> 530</p><p><strong>Details:</strong> This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity individual or corporate has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p> Palala Press hardcover
1992BN145149Campbell 1992. 1992. Hardcover. The life of Samuel Johnson. <br/><br/>The life of Samuel Johnson. James Boswell Campbell hardcover
1969mon0004141444Easton Press 1969-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. . 4-volume set. uniformly bound in full leather with gilt decoration. near fine copies. Easton Press hardcover
18311051London: John Murray 1831. Fine Leather Bound by Bayntun. VG. Extra Illustrated. A complete five volume set in VG/Near Fine condition beautifully bound by Bayntun in full crushed Morocco with double rule blind stamp details to boards six compartments and five raised bands to spines with bright gilt details and title. Small amount of wear to leather extremities. Leather to spines darkened. Binding and hinge are excellent silk end papers and paste downs AEG. Pages are bright and clean without marks some light sporadic foxing. Extra illustrated with 227 extra plates 50 of which are in color. Books measure 8.5"x5.75". 195 years old. An attractive set in scarce Bayntun binding. John Murray unknown
1831111111114724John Murray 1831. Leather. Very Good. John Murray; London 1831. Hardcover. Complete 5 Volume Set. Herbert Claiborne Pell bookplate affixed to front pastedown. Herbert Claiborne Pell was an American diplomat and public servant whose career included service as United States Minister to Portugal and later to Hungary. He was known for his interest in international cooperation and for his work with the United Nations War Crimes Commission during the final years of the Second World War. Pell came from a prominent Rhode Island family with long standing ties to public life and his legacy continued through his son Claiborne Pell who became a well-known United States Senator. A Very Good full leather binding with gilt lettering on spine labels binding sturdy and intact some discoloration sun toning to spines rubbing along board edges TEG with some blemishes age toning to pages scattered foxing to front and back matters and text block edges marbled endpapers and pastedowns few rub/scuff marks to boards soiled stains top rear board Volume 1. A nice and clean set. 8vooctavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches. Vol.1 532pp. Vol.2 571pp. Vol.3 565pp. Vol.4 559pp. Vol.5 551pp. appendix index. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scans are available for any item please inquire. John Murray hardcover
SA10OS-00759THE HERITAGE PRESS. Used - Good. Good condition. 3-volume set. Slipcases Very Good. Few ink marks in Volume 3. 18th-century English authors Biographies NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. THE HERITAGE PRESS unknown
1983216883Franklin Center Pennsylvania: Franklin Library 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. All 3 volumes Near Fine Leather Bound Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines.; The Great Books of the Western World. Franklin Library hardcover
1945137142New York: International Collectors Library 1945. International Collectors Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. International Collectors Library hardcover
1938B2688London: The Limited Edition Club 1938. A very good set. Edition: limited edition # 303 of 1500 Binding: contemporary full cloth flat spine with red label. 3 frontis portraits at the beginning of each volume. Size: small 4to Illustration: 3 frontis portraits at the beginning of each volume. Volume: 3 volumes Pages: Volume 1. P. half-title 1 blank frontis title printer’s imprint v-lviii 1 blank half-title blank 1-466; Volume 2. P. half-title 1 blank frontis title printer’s imprint half-title blank 1-486; Volume 3. P. half-title 1 blank frontis title printer’s imprint half-title blank 1-473. Category: Book Literature; Book Biography The Limited Edition Club hardcover
1925B4032Bath: George Bayntun 1925. A fine copy bound in original half crimson gilt calf. Binding: Original half calf boards with matching cloth. 5 slightly raised bands in 6 compartments. Title in tooled gilt on the spine. Spine has elaborate gilt decoration. Top Edge Gilt. Notes: Ex Libris Abel E. Berland Size: 4to 180mm x 240mm Illustration: Contains 13 plates and a profusion of illustrations. Volume: Two Volumes Pages: P. Volume 1: Advertisement Half Title Advertisement Blank Frontispiece Title Printer’s Imprint Preface 13 Portrait Contents 5 Illustrations 4 Title Frontispiece Dedication 2 Advertisement 6 1-576; Volume 2: Advertisement Half Title Advertisement Blank Frontispiece Title Printer’s Imprint Contents 5 Frontispiece 577-1172. Category: Book Literature George Bayntun hardcover
18472763London: Bliss Sands and Co 1847. Hardcover. Good. 4to. A printing of the Sixth Edition printed by the Edinburgh Press. Green cloth boards. Title label to spine which legible but has some wear and is faded. Edges are bumped. Pages are rough cut. Binding is cracking at front but is otherwise tight. A very nice copy. Pages are age tanned with occasional foxing. Previous owner's signature on fep. Please enquire about postage as this book is heavy. 1847 Bliss Sands and Co hardcover
1867LTH11-C-23London: George Routledge and Sons 1867. Leather. Very Good. 7" by 5". Julian Portch. A new edition of James Boswell's comprehensive biography of literary giant Samuel Johnson. Samuel Johnson often referred to as Dr Johnson was an English write who made lasting contributions to English Literature as a poet essayist moralist literary critic biographer editor and lexicographer. In many ways Boswell was Johnson's protege and well-placed to produce this monumental work. With illustrations by Julian Portch In a half-morocco binding by Mudie with marbled boards. Externally sound with rubbing and wear to head and tail of the spine. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Ink signature to verso of the front free-endpaper. Very Good George Routledge and Sons hardcover
1824SET19-D-1London: James Christie 1824. Paperback. Good Only. 9" by 6". Various. An uncommon edition of 'The Life of Samuel Johnson' by Boswell with copious notes and biographical illustrations by Edmond Malone. Dr Samuel Johnson 1709 1784 was an English author. Beginning as a Grub Street journalist he made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet essayist moralist novelist literary critic biographer editor and lexicographer. Johnson was a devout Anglican and political conservative. Samuel Johnson is probably most famous for his dictionary. James Boswell 1740 1795 was a lawyer diarist and author born in Edinburgh Scotland; he is best known for his biography of Samuel Johnson. His name has passed into the English language as a term Boswell Boswellian Boswellism for a constant companion and observer. Edmond Malone 1741 1812 was an Irish Shakespearean scholar and editor of the works of William Shakespeare. He was also instrumental in helping with Boswell"s 'The Life of Samuel Johnson'. In the original publisher's paper binding. Externally sound with wear to the extremities. Small loss to spine of volume 1. Front board through to page 16 of volume one is detached as one piece but present. Front board of volume 4 and rear board of volume 3 is detached but present. Rear board of volume 1 starting. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages generally bright with the occasional spot. Institutional labels to front pastedown of each volume. Institutional ink stamps to front pastedown verso of title page and the last page text in each volume. Institutional ink stamp on the rear free-endpaper of volume two and three. Good Only James Christie paperback
1831SET4-E-3London: John Murray 1831. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Various. A five volume set of James Boswell's biography of the life of Samuel Johnson in a uniform leather binding. A beautifully bound five volume set of the famous biography 'The Life of Samuel Johnson' by James Boswell Samuel Johnson 1709-1784 was an essayist critic and novelist compiler of the first Dictionary of the English Language and subject of Boswell's famous biography. Quite a celebrity during his own life he is now regarded one of the foremost critics of his time with a lasting influence on subsequent generations including T. S. Eliot. Johnson also significantly altered styles of travel and biographical writing. James Boswell 1740-95 is best known for his extensive journals that covered his travels and conversations with many of the great and the good of his day. He was great friends with Samuel Johnson and upon Johnson's death became his biographer. In full calf binding. Externally smart. There is some wear to the extremities including marks to the boards bumping to the corners and scuffing to the leather. Two volumes have been rebacked with new spines and title labels. The other three volumes have split hinges loose title labels with some loss and greater wear to the spine. There is a personalised bookplate on the front pastedown of each volume and a Ex Libris Universitatis Bristolliensis plate on each endpaper. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages are generally clean with the odd brown spot or handling mark. The spotting is worst on the first and last few pages of each volume. There is a discreet library stamp on the bottom of the title page of each volume and a shelf sticker at the bottom of each front pastedown. Very Good John Murray hardcover
1851SET45-C-1London: Office of the National Illustrated Library 1851. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 4.5". None. A complete set of one of the most famous biographies of all time: James Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson. Tenth thousand. A new edition elucidated by copious notes. Illustrated with hundreds of engravings in the text and engraved frontispieces and a folding facsimile. Complete in four volumes. In cloth bindings. Externally sound though with some sunning and some bumping. Two joints are starting wit`h one backstrip lifting. 1 hinge is very tender and two hinge strained. Wear to the extremities. Internally binding strained in places. Pages are bright though with some instances of foxing Good Office of the National Illustrated Library hardcover
1884SET1-C-2London: George Bell and Sons 1884. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". None. A four volume set of The Life of Samuel Johnson by Boswell edited by Alexander Napier. 4 Volumes complete. Dr Samuel Johnson 1709 1784 was an English author. Beginning as a Grub Street journalist he made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet essayist moralist novelist literary critic biographer editor and lexicographer. Johnson was a devout Anglican and political conservative. Samuel Johnson is probably most famous for his dictionary. James Boswell 1740 1795 was a lawyer diarist and author born in Edinburgh Scotland; he is best known for his biography of Samuel Johnson. His name has passed into the English language as a term Boswell Boswellian Boswellism for a constant companion and observer. In cloth binding with gilt lettering. Externally smart. Some wear to the extremities including bumping and discolouration. Volume 3 has a closed tear to the spine and marks to the front board. There are watermarks to the plates. Volume 3 has several pages unopened to the rear. There are institutional labels to the front pastedown and institutional ink stamps to the verso of the title page and the final page of text in each volume. The hinges are strained but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean. with the occasional spot and handling marks. Very Good George Bell and Sons hardcover
1835SET9-C-1London: John Murray 1835. Cloth. Very Good. 7" by 4.5". Various. A decoratively bound set of Boswell's famous The Life of Samuel Johnson including the rarer two volumes of Johnsoniana. Complete in Ten Volumes. Volume X contains additional title pages for Volumes I - VIII to the rear. With an armorial nameplate for Robert Montgomery Convoy on the front pastedowns. This set contains the eight volumes complete of The Life of Samuel Johnson with both volumes of the 'Johnsoniana' that was added during publication. In original publishers cloth binding. bindings are generally tight and firm. Externally smart. There is some wear to the extremities including some bumping with some discolouration and marks to the boards. The inner rear hinge is strained in volumes I and V and has failed in volume VI and needs repair allowed for in price. Internally the pages are generally bright with some occasional slight browning. There is the occasional spot becoming prominent to the first and last few pages. There is an ink signature on the title pages of volumes V to IX and on the half-title of volumes III and IV. Very Good John Murray hardcover
1823593E23London: J Richardson and Co et al. 1823. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 5.5". Sir Joshua Reynolds. A very smart four volume leather set of James Boswell's famous biography of the life and work of Samuel Johnson This classic work was a huge critical success and is a significant landmark in the development of genre of biography. James Boswell was born in Edinburgh Scotland in 1740. A successful diarist and biographer he is best known for his biography of Samuel Johnson. Samuel Johnson was a poet essayist literary critic and lexicographer. Born in 1709 Johnson was a committed Tory and a devout Anglican. Frontispiece to volume I by Sir Joshua Reynold engraved by E Mitchell. Previous owners bookplate to each volume reads 'Abraham Bower'. In half leather binding. Externally very smart. Minor rubbing to the head and tail of the spine. Small amount of loss to the head of volume III. Rubbing to the extremities and to the front and rear boards of each volume. Previous owners bookplate to the front pastedown of each volume. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd spot throughout. Very Good Indeed J Richardson and Co et al. hardcover
1922FIN4-E-1New York: Gabriel Wells by Doubleday Page and Company 1922. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6". Not Stated. An attractively-bound copy of Boswell's famous 'Life of Johnson'. With a biographical introduction by Clemence Shorter.Illustrated throughout with fiifty-three plates collated complete.Bound by Whitman Bennett. Temple Bar edition limited to seven hundred and eighty-five copies of which this is number 191.It is regarded as an important stage in the development of the modern genre of biography; many have claimed it as the greatest biography written in English. While Boswell's personal acquaintance with his subject only began in 1763 when Johnson was 54 years old Boswell covered the entirety of Johnson's life by means of additional research.The biography takes many critical liberties with Johnson's life as Boswell makes various changes to Johnson's quotations and even censors many comments. Regardless of these actions modern biographers have found Boswell's biography as an important source of information on Johnson and his times.Complete in ten volumes. In half-morocco bindings. Externally smart with just some slight rubbing to the extremities. Volumes 2 and 8 have slight wear to the head and tail of the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with just the odd spot. Many pages are unopened. Very Good Indeed Gabriel Wells by Doubleday Page and Company hardcover
1811SET12-E-1London: T Cadell and W Davies 1811. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. Boswell's first-hand account of Samuel Johnson's life is often considered one of the greatest biographies written in English. Four hardbound volumes in blue cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the spine two fold-outs and engraved frontispiece. Samuel Johnson often referred to as Dr Johnson 18 September 1709 13 December 1784 was an English author. Beginning as a Grub Street journalist he made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet essayist moralist novelist literary critic biographer editor and lexicographer. Johnson has been described as "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history". He is also the subject of "the most famous single work of biographical art in the whole of literature": James Boswell's 'Life of Samuel Johnson'. James Boswell 9th Laird of Auchinleck October 29 1740 - May 19 1795 was a lawyer diarist and author born in Edinburgh Scotland. 'The Life of Samuel Johnson' 1791 is regarded as an important stage in the development of the modern genre of biography; many have claimed it as the greatest biography written in English. While Boswell's personal acquaintance with his subject only began in 1763 when Johnson was in his 54th year Boswell covered the entirety of Johnson's life by means of additional research. The most admired and best remembered portions of the book though are Boswell's first-hand accounts of Johnson from the last twenty-one years of the subject's life. The volumes have been rebound with new blank endpapers. There is some mild wear to the extremities including small marks and rubbing to the boards. The bindings are tight and firm with all covers and pages securely attached. . Internally the pages are generally clean and bright apart from the occasional handling mark and odd spot. The title page and frontispiece in Volume I are slightly spotted and age-toned. The fold-out illustration in Volume I is slightly creased with a closed tear to one of the folds. Very Good T Cadell and W Davies hardcover
1835SET4-F-4London: John Murray 1835. Cloth. Good Only. 7" by 4.5". Various. An early nineteenth century John Murray's edition of Boswell's Life of Johnson. Complete in Ten Volumes. Volumes IX and X are the two volumes of Johnsoniana. With additional engraved title page and frontispiece in each volume. To which are added anecdotes by Hawkins Piozzi Murphy Tyers Reynolds Steevens &c. and Notes by Various Hands. There are Robinsons bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Some pages are unopened. In full cloth binding with gilt detailing. Externally worn. Rubbing to the head and tail of the spines resulting in loss to the head of volume VII. Slight sunning to the spines. Rubbing also to the boards and to the extremities. Marks to the front and rear boards of each volume. Institutional labels from Queen Mary College to the front pastedowns and free-endpapers. Splits to the joints to many of the volumes. Hinges are strained but firm. Internally generally firmly bound although becoming loose in places. Pages are generally bright and clean with the occasional spot. The odd stamp throughout each volume reading 'Queen Mary College' and 'withdrawn'. Good Only John Murray hardcover
1895644M3London: George Routledge and Sons Limited 1895. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5.5". None. An attractive half leather bound copy of James Boswell's notable biography of Samuel Johnson; with charming marbled paper over boards and marbled endpapers and textblock. Boswell's biography of Samuel Johnson is often claimed to be the greatest biography written in English and the text played an important role in the development of the modern genre of biography. Whilst Boswell's personal acquaintance with his subject began rather later in 1763 when Johnson was fifty four years old Boswell covered the entirety of Johnson's life by means of additional research. The most admired and best remembered portions of the book though are Boswell's first-hand accounts of Johnson from the last twenty-one years of the subject's life. However the text has not escaped criticism. Boswell took many critical liberties with Johnson's life making various changes to quotations and even censoring comments made by the writer. Nonetheless modern biographers have found Boswell's biography an important source of information on Johnson and his times. The text in this work is in columns throughout and contains supplementary notes throughout. Featuring a folding 'Round Robin addressed to Samuel Johnson' facing page 279. In a half polished calf binding with marbled paper over boards. Externally excellent with slight rubbing to extremities and head and tail of spine. Very slight rubbing to leather of spine and joints. Internally firmly bound. Pages age toned to extremities but bright with only the odd light spot to the occasional page. Very Good Indeed George Routledge and Sons, Limited hardcover
1826SET3-C-10Oxford: Talboys and Wheeler; William Pickering 1826. Leather. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Various. The Pickering edition of Boswell's famous biography of Samuel Johnson bound in full calf. With an engraved frontispiece of Boswell to the second volume and a folding facsimile to the third volume. Part of the Oxford English Classics series. This edition was noted by Keynes as being one of the Pickering impressions that has 'Special merit'. It is regarded as an important stage in the development of the modern genre of biography; many have claimed it as the greatest biography written in English.While Boswell's personal acquaintance with his subject only began in 1763 when Johnson was 54 years old Boswell covered the entirety of Johnson's life by means of additional research. The biography takes many critical liberties with Johnson's life as Boswell makes various changes to Johnson's quotations and even censors many comments. Regardless of these actions modern biographers have found Boswell's biography as an important source of information on Johnson and his times. Complete in four volumes. Collated missing one facsimile. In calf bindings. Spine labels have been replaced. Externally sound though with some rubbing and bumping. Four joints are cracked hinges strained. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean though with some instances of spotting. Good Talboys and Wheeler; William Pickering hardcover
1831SET25-E-3London : John Murray 1831. Leather. Very Good. 9" by 5.5". None. The first edition of Croker's influential edition of Boswell's famous biography in a calf binding. Complete in Five Volumes. A New Edition. With Numerous Additions and Notes by John Wilson Croker LL.D. F. R. S. With Mrs Nathaniel Hibbert bookplate to the front pastedowns with Emily Hibbert ink signatures to the title pages. John Wilson Croker 1780-1857 was a politician and writer. "In 1831 Croker published a new edition of Boswell's Life of Johnson including the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides which was vindictively attacked by Macaulay in the Edinburgh Review but which remained the best edition until superseded by the work of George Birkbeck Hill" -DNB. In full calf bindings rebacked with the original boards and the original spine laid down. Externally slightly rubbed. Some hinges have been reinforced. The other hinges are slightly strained. Internally firmly bound generally bright with a few spots to the first and last few pages as usual. Very Good John Murray hardcover
