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1924400232London: Privately Printed for the Navarre Society by The Riverside Press Edinburgh 1924. 3 volumes octavo. Printed in red and black. Frontispieces and plates. Original gilt-lettered and -decorated blue cloth original purple silk page-markers preserved slightest wear at extremities generally clean and bright. Provenance: Walter Chrysler morocco booklabel. A FINE SET OF THE NAVARRE EDITION. This reprints the text of the 1791 first edition as well as the Appendix and "Principle Corrections and Additions" of 1793. <br/><br/> Privately Printed for the Navarre Society [by The Riverside Press, Edinburgh) hardcover books
1820305112London G. Walker J. Akerman et al. 1820. 1820. 8vo. 2 folding engraved plates of facsimiles of Johnson's handwriting facing p.1 Volume I and facing p. 1 Volume IV Contemporary tan calf tooled in blind with a basket weave design two red morocco labels on the spine; marbled edges. A fine set. No foxing 4 volumes. With an Armorial swan design bookplate on the front pastedown of all volumes with motto: "Pandite" with a label signed: John Gibson Surgeon. Hardcover. Fine. London, G. Walker, J. Akerman, et al., 1820. hardcover books
1924WRCLIT53773London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd. 1924. 538;527;525pp. Three volumes. Gilt cloth. Minor bump to a corner of volumes two and three a few light marks to edges previous owner's gilt morocco bookplate on front pastedowns of two volumes otherwise a bright very good or better set in lightly worn printed dust jackets. Seventh printing of this edition based on the 1888 edition edited with new notes by Percy Fitzgerald and a Boswell bibliography by H.R.Tedder. Includes A JOURNAL OF A TOUR TO THE HEBRIDES. "A reprint of the first edition to which are added Mr. Boswell's corrections and additions issued in 1792; the variations of the second edition with some of the author's notes prepared for the third." Published in the format of the "Standard Authors Library." George Allen & Unwin, Ltd. hardcover books
18681311574London: Bell & Daldy 1868. Hardcover. 12mo; Fair/no-DJ; dark green 3/4 leather bindings with gilt text to spine; gilt borders and raised bands to spines; 10 volumes; boards show heavy wear to edges and joints; rubbing wear to exteriors of boards; minimal wear to edges; marbled text block shows light sunning to exterior edges; marbled endpapers; frontispieces with tissue guards; previous owner's bookplates to ffeps; slight cracking to gutters; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. 1311574. FP New Rockville Stock. Bell & Daldy hardcover books
19011316930London: J. M. Dent & Co 1901. Hardcover. Octavo; VG-; Hardcovers in cloth; Green spines with gold text and design; Boards of all three volumes have edgewear rubbing to corners agetoning to spines splitting to front gutters does not affect strength of binding cocking to spines light spotting to Vol.3; text blocks age-toned does not affect legibility occasional pencil margin notes and underlining; 458p. Vol.1; 464p. Vol.2; 466p. Vol.3<br /> <br /> <p>Oversized listing. Please contact seller for expedited/international shipping. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. 1316930. FP New Rockville Stock. J. M. Dent & Co hardcover books
19452280956International Collectors Library 1945. Abridged. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Ross Gordon. Front hinge starting along front board and spine address label on front paste-down endpaper bookplate on front endpaper verso. 1945 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. 631 pp. Abridged. Illustrations by Gordon Ross. Titles on spine decor on front board and top page ridge all gilt. Boswell's biographical account of Samuel Johnson. The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. 1791 is a biography of Dr. Samuel Johnson written by James Boswell. The work was a popular and critical success when first published. 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 but some modern critics object that the work cannot be considered a proper biography. 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. Nonetheless modern biographers have found Boswell's biography an important source of information on Johnson and his times. International Collectors Library hardcover books
192247043New York: printed for Gabriel Wells by Doubleday Page & Co 1922. Temple Bar Edition limited to 785 copies 10 volumes 8vo many fine illustrations through; original art vellum-backed brown paper-covered boards paper labels on spine; fine set. Esteemed edition beautifully printed. <br/><br/> printed for Gabriel Wells by Doubleday, Page & Co hardcover books
19221828New York: Printed for Gabriel Wells by Doubleday Page & Co 1922. Temple Bar Edition. Limited to 785 cc. Faux vellum spine with brown paper-wrapped boards. Printed spine labels. TEG. An overall Fine made-up set in VG jackets some chipping. Vols IX & X have h-t sheets from Vols I & II respectively. 10 volumes text unopened. Illustrated with plates. 8vo. <br/><br/> Printed for Gabriel Wells by Doubleday Page & Co hardcover books
1896275727Westminster: Constable 1896. hardcover. fine. 6 volumes. Frontispiece protected with tissue guard in each volume. Titles in red and black. 12mos 3/4 black leather over marbled boards raised spine bands gilt stamped text and subtle decorations marbled endpapers. Westminster: Constable 1896. A fine set.<br/><br/> Constable unknown books
1791116527London: Henry Baldwin 1791. First. hardcover. near fine. The whole exhibiting a view of literature and literary men in Great Britain for near half a century during which he flourished. 2 volumes. Engraved frontispiece portrait. Thick 4to handsomely rebound in 3/4 red morocco; gilt-decorated spines with raised bands a.e.g. London: Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly 1791. First Edition later issue. Fine.<br/><br/> Final three pages of vol. II mispaginated.<br/><br/> Henry Baldwin unknown books
1791158737London: Henry Baldwin 1791. First Edition. hardcover. 2 volumes. Engraved frontispiece portrait by Heath after Reynolds. Two additional plates are present - "Round Robin" and "Facsimiles of Dr. Johnson's Hand Writing". xii 16 516; 2 588pp. Thick 4to original calf covers expertly recased in similar brown morocco gilt-decorated spine with red and brown leather labels light scattered foxing. London: Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly 1791. First edition.<br/><br/> A very nice copy with wide margins. First Edition first issue of which only 1750 were printed with "give" mis-spelled on p135 of first volume. Errors in pagination on pages 229 408 497 504 and 584-7 in second volume. In this copy through a binder's error signature C p.9-16 in the first volume is duplicated.<br/><br/> Henry Baldwin 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
181148789London: Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies in the Strand 1811. The Sixth Edition Revised and Augmented. Period full tan polished calf bindings with marbled edges. Maroon spine labels in 2nd & 4th compartments. General wear & chipping to leather primarily spines. Joint leather weak with rear board to Vol I coming loose. A Good - Abt Very Good set. 4 volumes. Volume I with engraved frontis of Johnson by T. Baker after the 1756 painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Two facsimile letters Vol I & Vol III. 8vo. 8-5/8" x 5-1/4" <br/><br/> Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, in the Strand hardcover books
179138111.1London: Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly in the Poultry 1791. 1st edition 1st issue Grolier 100 ENGLISH #65; Pottle 79. Period full marbled calf bindings with later respining to style. Marbled eps. Yellow edge stain. Modest binding wear. Two bookplates one of James Bonar Scottish lawyer to front paste-down. Occasional spot of foxing. Withal a handsome VG set. 2 volumes: xii 16 516 2 blank; 4 586 2 42 pp. Vol II p 585 misnumbered 587; 586 as 588. Other mispaginations see Pottle. Vol I p. 135 with 'gve'. Volume I with stipple-engraved frontis of Johnson by James Heath after the 1756 painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Vol II with two engraved facsimiles bound in per Pottle. 4to. Vol I: 2M4 & 2N1 cancels. Vol II: 5 cancelled leaves as per Pottle. 11-1/4" x 8-3/4" <br/><br/>Volume II bound with the uncommon 1793 pamphlet of corrections stemming from Boswell's fussiness. "So bad were these errors indeed that it was found necessary to issue a small quarto volume of forty-two pages to correct them." Grolier 100 #65. Printed by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, in the Poultry unknown books
179138111London: Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly in the Poultry 1791. 1st edition 1st issue Grolier 100 ENGLISH #65; Pottle 79. 20th C. speckled brown half-calf with tan paper boards. Maroon title labels in second compartment. Modest binding wear. Prior owner pencil marginalia to Vol I p. 394 commenting on the neighboring text regarding females in service. Occasional light foxing primarily to preliminaries. Withal a VG set. 2 volumes: xii 16 516 2 blank; 4 586 pp. Vol II p 585 misnumbered 587; 586 as 588. Other mispaginations see Pottle. Vol I p. 135 with 'gve'. Volume I with stipple-engraved frontis of Johnson by James Heath after the 1756 painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Vol II with two engraved facsimiles. 4to: A6 A-B4 B - 3T4 3U2; B - 4E4 4F1. Vol I: 2M4 & 2N1 cancels. Vol II: 5 cancelled leaves as per Pottle. 10-7/8" x 8-1/2" <br/><br/> Printed by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, in the Poultry hardcover books
189125408New York and London: George Routledge n.d. 1891. 3 vols. 8vo frontispieces vignette titles illus. throughout; orig. decorative blue cloth stamped in gilt and black; some toning of the text spine ends very rubbed and a little chipped but the binding is sound. Apparently taken from the 6th Malone edition of 1811 here divided into chapters "for the reader's convenience." See Pottle 86. <br/><br/> George Routledge, n.d. hardcover books
183523141London: John Murray 1835. 8vo 10 volumes engraved frontispiece and title-p. in each volume all by Stanfield after Finden original blindstamped brown cloth gilt lettering direct and within blindstamped labels; vol. 1 2 and 10 neatly rebacked; the binding was a dainty one from the start and needs care in handling but the overall appearance is generally very good. This set with the 1835 ownership signature of Charles Kelsall who has penned 14 lines of commentary in vol. 1 and 69 lines in vol. 2 on endpapers and flyleaf all in praise of the good Dr. Johnson. Croker's second edition which was anonymously edited by John Wright. The original Croker edition 1831 in 5 vols. 8vo still stands as a monument of Johnsonian scholarship; but it was badly edited much and famously condemned by Macaulay. Seeing the problem Murray hastily engaged Wright to do a make-over and republished it in 1835. These 1835 plates were later stereotyped and many editions followed those after 1853 under the Bohn imprint to whom Murray had sold the plates. "No matter what the title-pages may say all Crokers in ten volumes small octavo often described as duodecimo are so far as the text is concerned one and the same thing. The number of illustrations varies" Pottle. Pottle 92. <br/><br/> John Murray hardcover books
1983289726Franklin Center: Franklin 1983. hardcover. fine. 3 volumes. Illustrated. Full ornately gilt blue leather all edges gilt. Franklin Center: Franklin Press 1983.<br/><br/> Franklin unknown 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
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
182474745Bellows Falls VT: Charles Ewer and Timothy Bedlington. Very Good-. 1824. Leather. . 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. A New Edition. Copious Notes and Biographical Illustrations By Malone. In Five Volumes; Printed By Blake Cutler and Co. for Charles Ewer and Timothy Bedlington. Bellows Falls VT. 1824. 5 volume set are hard-bound in 1/2 leather with marbled paper covered boards with gilt stamped numbers and gilt stamped red leather labels on the spines - scuffed and soiled with edge-wear and rubbing to the joints corners and spine-ends. Volume I front board barely attached - contents are bright and legible but with scattered foxing and toning throughout. Portrait frontispiece in Volume 1 and a folding plate in volumes 2 & 3. Volume I is a Vermont Imprint Published in Bellows Falls VT. 1824. with the rest of the volumes printed in Bellows Falls VT but have a Boston MA imprint. . Charles Ewer and Timothy Bedlington hardcover books
180731200London: T. Cadell & W. Davis 1807. Third Malone edition 8vo 4 volumes frontispiece portrait folding "Round Robin" plate folding facsimile of Johnson's handwriting; full contemporary calf red morocco labels; ex-Heriot's Hospital with its name in gilt at the base of each spine and with early an 19th century ex-libris on the title-pp.; a good sound set. "Malone's new advertisement is dated 1 Jan. 1807. He states that some typographical errors have been corrected two more letters of Johnson inserted and several new notes added" Pottle. Pottle 84. <br/><br/> T. Cadell & W. Davis unknown books
180737149Boston: Published by W. Andrews and L. Blake. Greenough and Stebbins Printers 1807. First American from the fifth London Edition 1807 edited by Edmund Malone. The first edition was published in 1791. Frontispiece 2 folding facsimiles. 500; 512; 543 pp. 3 vols. 8vo. Contemporary sheep red morocco spine labels. Binding worn internally clean with occasional foxing. First American from the fifth London Edition 1807 edited by Edmund Malone. The first edition was published in 1791. Frontispiece 2 folding facsimiles. 500; 512; 543 pp. 3 vols. 8vo. First American Edition of Boswell. This is the first edition of this work to contain an index. Lilly "Grolier 100 Books Famous in English Literature" 63; Pottle 85; Shaw & Shoemaker 12184. For the 1791 first edition: Courtney-Nichol Smith p. 172; Grolier "English" 63; Pottle 79; Tinker 388 Published by W. Andrews and L. Blake. Greenough and Stebbins, Printers unknown books
1855D6427New York: Harper and Brothers 1855. Hardcover. Very Good. Half calf and blue cloth gilt-stamped lettering in brown and black spine labels details stamped direct in spine compartments 5 raised bands all edges marbled; two volumes large 8vo; pp. xiii 3 blank original title-p. epigraph 563 plus engraved portrait of Johnson pencil portrait of Boswell title-page for this 2-volume edition; 566 plus portrait of Ms. Piozzi and folding plate. Both volumes: Spines a bit scuffed; boards rubbed; some light foxing mostly confined to prelims and terminals. Handsome. <br/><br/> Harper and Brothers hardcover books
