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8vo., First UK Edition, with title in red and black, 3 plates on 2 and a large folding map, small neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; original red buckram, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, brown endpapers, uncut, boards unevenly sunned else a very good, bright, clean copy. Brown 906 (recording the first US edition of the previous year).
8vo., First Edition thus, with a frontispiece, 5 plates, 2 maps on one large folder, and front and rear endpaper maps coloured in outline; cloth gilt. gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter very lightly chafed at extremities. Seventh volume of 'The Yale Edition of the Private Papers of James Boswell'. Brown 103
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.
8vo., First Edition thus, with a frontispiece, 2 plates, a double-page facsimile and endpaper maps; cloth gilt, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Second volume of the definitive series 'The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell'. The work is complete in itself. Brown 99
8vo., First Edition thus, with a frontispiece, 2 plates, a double-page facsimile and endpaper maps; cloth gilt, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Second volume of the definitive series 'The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell'. The work is complete in itself. Brown 99
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.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked blue cloth boards, slightly foxed page fore-edges and minor bump to upper rear corner. Foxed dust jacket price clipped but not marked or creased with small tear to spine foot and rubbing to ends of sunned spine. Jacket now protected in fully-removable transparent sleeve. 353pp. The travels and writings of James Boswell whose Grand Tour in 1764 took him to the courts of Europe and the company of princes, writers, duchesses and their fine libraries and art collections. Maps on end papers.
Roy. 8vo., De Luxe Limited Edition, with 9 plates, and front and rear endpaper maps in red and black; buckram, vellum back, gilt top, uncut, solk marker, a very good, bright, clean copy in publisher's card slip-case, the latter mildly worn and frayed at edges and corners. EDITION LIMITED TO 1000 COPIES. Volume four of 'The Yale Edition of the Private Papers of James Boswell'. Brown 100
Roy. 8vo. First Edition thus with a frontispiece 7 plates and endpaper maps; navy buckram vellum back black label lettered in gilt gilt top uncut silk marker a very good bright clean copy in publisher's card slip-case the latter mildly worn at edges and c EDITION LIMITED TO 400 COPIES. Published in 'The Yale Edition of the Private Papers of James Boswell'.
8vo. Uncorrected Proof Copy; printed wrappers a very good clean copy. Proof copies of any titles in this sought-after series are scarce.
8vo., First Edition thus, with a frontispiece and 3 plates; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper.
VG paperback reprint. Inscription on the inside front cover. Index by Alan Dent. 8529. eng
6 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, with portrait frontispiece in photogravure (original tissue guard present), 5 engraved frontispieces (all original tissue guards present), and titles in red and black, free endpapers and half-titles lightly browned; olive cloth, backstrips with paper labels printed in red and black, uncut AND LARGELY UNOPENED, a remarkably bright, well-preserved copy. With spare labels tipped-in on rear free endpapers. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
6 vols. 18cm. Hardcover Good condition, owners address on endpaper
1st edition. VG hbk in blue cloth, gilt decoration and lettering. Slight foxing to the centre page edges. Page edges, frontispiece and title pages browned. 19744. eng
8vo., Fifth Impression, with a portrait frontispiece, 3 full-page facsimiles and endpaper maps, small neat contemporary signature on title; cloth gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly frayed at extremities. First volume of The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Brown 98 (recording the first edition).
In 8 (20,5x13) Brossura illustrata; pp. 249; antiporta strappata per il resto intonso
8vo., First Edition thus, with illustrated title, numerous plates and rear endpaper map; brown cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in black, a very good, bright, clean copy.
242p., illus. Biographies of James Boswell, Edward Gibbon, Laurence Sterne & James Wilkes Hardcover Very good condition good
Mm 215x285 Catalogo della mostra di Aosta, Museo Archeologico Regionale, 24 aprile 1999 - 4 luglio 1999. Brossura editoriale con bandelle, 215 pagine, numerose illustrazioni in bianco e nero e a colori. Esemplare in ottime condizioni. Testo in lingua italiana e francese - italian and french text. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece and 16 plates, small mark on title; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy.
Paris, Hachette, 1952. In-8, broché, jaquette illustrée conservée, 318 pp. (Révélations sur les moeurs au XVIIIè siècle).
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with large folding facsimile toned in sepia; original burgundy buckram, sides with multiple frame border in blind, gilt backs, uncut, a very good, bright, clean set. Vol. I: Oct. 30 1731 - Dec, 21 1776; Vol. II: Jan. 15 1777 - Dec. 18 1784. Hill does not reproduce the letters already in Boswell; instead each Is indicated and cross-referred at the appropriate chronological point. Hill's volumes were the subject of an article (pp.142-190) in Bailey's 'Studies in some famous Letters' (1899). Courtney & Smith, p.169; NCBEL II, 1133.
Cover Painting by William Winter shows a joyous last day of school. Features: Colour photo Studebaker Commander V-8 ad inside front cover; Nice colour ad for George Weston Limited shows bride-to-be with family; Spyglass on Sweden - the Welfare State; If the Russians Attack Canada - article with photos and interesting map of likeliest Canadian targets; Wide Open, Excellency, by Lesley Holmes; How the Stock Crooks Operate, by Fred Bodsworth - how the 'blower boys' peddle worthless stocks via long-distance phone; The Long Ordeal of Mrs. Tak Sook Kyun - the Korean War has taken her home near the Manchrian border, her husband, her baby, and tossed her up like driftwood on the crowded Pusan hills - article by Pierre Berton with sad photos; Banff - a paradise for Sultans and Stenos - article with great colour photos; The Ups and Downs of Alan Young - originally from West Vancouver, he fought his way to the top in radio and movies; What it's Like to Live in the Dark - Larry Bartlett was blinded by a German shell; Boswell of the Brooks - Writer Roderick Haig-Brown milks a cow every day and gets called "Your Worship" - article with photos; The Secret Behind The Fiery Phantom that Sails Bay Chaleur; Nice colour illustrated ad for Allis-Chalmers Rumely, Ltd showing a grader levelling a country road; Attractive colour ad for the Hillman Minx Convertible; Colour illustrated Coke centerfold shows store display and picnic lunch packed and ready to eat; Colour Chevrolet ad featuring a 2-door Bel Air; Nice colour photo ad for Snyder's Fine Furniture; Colour illustrated ad for the Ford Custom Deluxe Convertible; Nice 2-colour ad for the Austin A-40 Devon auto; Nice colour Parker Pen ad inside back cover features endorsement by Mazo De La Roche; Colour Margene ad on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Address label atop front cover. A sound copy of this particularly wonderful issue. Magazine