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1908NF4044Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson LLD with notes By Scott Croker Chambers and Others Archibald Constable 1908 2 vols a fine set bound in half leather and marbled boards. Archibald Constable hardcover
1835272611London: John Murray 1835. First Edition. Hardcover. Worn set bound in half aniline calf over marble boards. Spine bands worn with an overall clean impression. Remains well preserved overall; tight bright clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 10 volumes. Subject; Johnson Samuel 1709-1784. Genre; Biography. London: John Murray hardcover
1924518552Dodd Mead. Collectible - Good/No Jacket. 1924. Pencil Underlining. Hard Cover. B00085V2CC Ex-Library C143 . Dodd, Mead hardcover
1899234349London : Macmillan and Co. Limited 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description; xxiii 718 p. ; 20 cm. Notes; At head of title: The Globe edition. Subject; Johnson Samuel 1709-1784. Genre; Biography. London : Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
LIBI00081New York: Bigelow Brown & Co. Inc. WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. National Edition. No date but Hill's preface is dated 1887. Six volumes in full blue cloth gilt titles on spine top edge gilt. Two leaves of preface of volume 1 have large about 7 cm tears otherwise very good. Vol. 1: frontis. Reynolds portrait of Johnson xxix 604 pp; Life of Johnson 1709-1765. Vol. 2: frontis. Johnson's house in Johnson's Court iii 551 pp; Life of Johnson 1765-1776. Vol. 3: frontis. Simco portrait of Johnson iii 527 pp; Life of Johnson 1776-1780. Vol. 4: frontis. Johnson's house in Bolt Court iii 514 pp; Life of Johnson 1780-1784. Vol. 5: frontis. Reynolds 1770 portrait of Johnson v 524 pp; Hebrides North Wales. Vol. 6: frontis. Langton sketch of Boswell lxxi bibliography of works quoted in the notes text of a collection of Johnson's autograph letters notes index to the addenda general index. Shipping weight 12 lbs. . Good/No dj. 21½ X 15 cm. Bigelow, Brown & Co., Inc. Hardcover
189186610NY:: Harper & Brothers. Very Good. 1891. Hardcover. B001JAZEC4 . Complete in six volumes. Volume I: Life 1709-1765. Volume II: Life 1765-1776. Volume III: Life 1776-1780. Volume IV: Life 1780-1784. Volume V: Tour to the Hebrides 1773 and Journey into North Wales 1774. Volume VI: Addenda Index Dicta Philosophi &c. Illustrations fold-out letter facsimiles and chart. Edited by George Birkbeck Hill. First edition thus. Octavos bound in dark green cloth with gilt lettering on the spines top edges gilt. Moderate shelf wear and aging two of the volumes are starting to show separation at the hinges two of the volumes have small gouges to the cloth covered boards else all volumes are very good. . Harper & Brothers, hardcover
1897001558London: Bliss Sands & Co. 1897 Bound by Helfe Brothers Limited of London in red Morocco leather with five raised bands gilt borders edges and spine blind stamped on inside of cover text edges marbled front and back covers with a crest. xviii 726 frontis three illustrations and a folding map. Marbled edges faded light rubbing at extremities pages evenly toned old school book plate. Beautiful copy. Bliss Sands & Co. hardcover
1876222145London : John Murray 1876. New Edition. Hardback. Good to very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Gilt vignette to front panel. Sun-toning evident to spine and boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Some library marks remain. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Remains quite well-preserved overall.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 874 pages; Physical description: xxx 874p. frontis. ports.; 24.5cm. Subjects: Johnson Samuel 1709-1784 -- Great Britain -- Social life and customs - 18th century -- English literature -- Literary biography. Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 18th century. Hebrides Scotland -- Description and travel. Notes: A reissue of the edition of 1860. London : John Murray hardcover
1950035217New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co. 1950. Book. VG. Full-Leather. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. De Luxe Edition bound in full leather both covers bordered in gilt with publisher's device in gilt on front cover spine panel lettered and with 5 compartments bordered in gilt deckled text block edges with top edge in gilt. Set in Waverley type printed by Maple Press Co. York PA bound by J. C. Valentine Co. NY designed by Alvin Eisenman. Mildly rubbed spine extremities front joint and edges 1/4" chip of loss at heel of spine. xxix370 pp. Firm binding clean interior evidence of repair along front hinge. McGraw-Hill Book Co. Hardcover
190051254Oxford: At the Clarendon Press 1887. 8vo. Complete in 6 volumes. Bound in a full stout chocolate morocco. Raised bands to spine. All edges gilt. Blind-ruled borders to boards with gilt Eton coat of arms to front & rear boards. Eton prize inscription to first blanks. Minor marks to boards. Frontis to each volume and folding document in vol. III. Spine lettering bright. An attractive VG to Near Fine set. 23 cms tall. This is a heavy set and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. . Very Good. Full Morocco. First Thus. 1900. At the Clarendon Press 1887 unknown
190051252New York: Bigelow Brown & Co. Inc. N.d. c. 1900. 8vo. Complete in 6 volumes. Edition De Luxe. Publisher's full cloth with paper title labels to spines. Top edge gilt. Some dampstaining & marks to boards of vol. VI. One label slightly chipped. Occasional light foxing. Attractive bookplate to front pastedowns. Frontis to each volume. A VG set. This is a heavy set and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. . Very Good. Cloth. Deluxe Edition. 1900. Bigelow, Brown & Co., Inc. N.d. [c. 1900] hardcover
1951210832London: William Heinemann 1951. First edition Deluxe Issue Number 992 of 1050 copies. Frederick A. Pottle editor. Illustrated and with maps. xlii 448 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original blue cloth parchment spine with leather label t.e.g. others uncut a fine copy bookplate of John Whiting Friel. First edition Deluxe Issue Number 992 of 1050 copies. Frederick A. Pottle editor. Illustrated and with maps. xlii 448 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. From The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. <br/><br/> William Heinemann hardcover
193648361London: William Heinemann 1936. Private papers of James Boswell from Malahide Castle - Isham collection. Spine sunned some mottled discolouration to boards. Foxing to closed edges and endpapers else a clean and tight copy. Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. 8vo. William Heinemann Hardcover
1889863371889. 1889 Boswell James BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON INCLUDING BOSWELL'S JOURNAL OF A TOUR TO THE HEBRIDES AND JOHNSON'S DIARY OF A JOURNEY INTO NORTH WALES Edited George Birkbeck Hill NY: Harper & Brothers 1889 De Luxe Edition #33/300 copies 6 volumes illustrated with plates facsimiles of letters maps portraits Oversize 8vo White buckram over grey paper-covered boards buckram corners printed paper spine labels upper edges gilt There is some minor shelf-rubbing and soiling on the covers There is a short split up from the lower edge of the spine on Volume I The spine label on Volume III is missing the lower corner and has minor damage along one edge The lower portion of the inside front hinge of Volume III has been mended One of the folding plates in Volume I has some damage from being carelessly unfolded a folding plate in Volume III has been torn from being carelessly unfolded There is overall light toning to the textblock pages due to age otherwise this is an attractive near fine hardcover set. unknown
nosku495This is the hardcover stated McGraw First Edition from 1950. Both the cover and the book are in positively excellent condition. There are no rips tears markings etc. and the pages and binding are tight. This wonderful impossible-to-find item is available for purchase now! Note: All books listed as FIRST EDITIONS are stated by the publisher in words or number lines--or--only stated editions that include only the publisher and publication date. Due to the vagaries of market fluctuations an item may occasionally seem overvalued. To compensate for that possibility all serious buyers are welcome to make a on each and every item listed with the assurance that ALL reasonable offers will be accepted.Like New hardcover
2008DADAX143694452XKessinger Publishing 2008-08-18. hardcover. New. 6.00x0.75x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Kessinger Publishing hardcover
1951009021Londion: William Heinemann LTD 1951. Full black leather embossed with male figure on spine in red and gold and gold coat of arms on upper cover. Top edge gilt silk ribon marker bound-in. Illustrated with portait fronispiece 2 holograph manuscript plates and a large fold-out map. Introduction and notes by Frederick A. Pottle. A fine binding by Studley Press with their patterned endpapers. Endpapers show darkening around extremities as per usual with this edition and rear endpapers have small spots. An attractive copy with a fine shelf-appearance. Near fine. . Third Printing. Full-Leather. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. William Heinemann LTD Hardcover
003795London: Office of the National Illustrated Library / Routledge Warnes and Routledge Uniformly bound in dark green blind stamped cloth with gilt decorated spines. Tour of the Hebrides shows a date of 1859. ILLUSTRATED. Covers show some upper/lower edge wear to backstrips ownership occasional light foxing small edge stain on 4 leaves only. Frontis in each volume intact with additional title page showing a title vignette. Office of the National Illustrated Library / Routledge, Warnes and Routledge hardcover
1951673London William Kimber 1951. 1951. First edition so stated. 8vo. Edited with an introduction and notes by Margery Bailey. Frontispiece and 3 b/w illustrations. Dust jacket price clipped; small nick. Very good. Signed by Margery Bailey on the title page. With an additional presentation inscription to Adele Humphrey on the front free endpaper by Bailey 1954. Signed by Authors. F. Hardcover. London, William Kimber [1951]. hardcover
191223388London: The Times Book Club 1912. 6 volumes small 8vo each volume with a frontispiece portrait plus an additional 62 portraits and views on plates throughout; contemporary half polished red calf t.e.g.; crack in top of spine of vol. 1; spines darkened else good and sound or better. A reprint of Birrell's Constable edition of 1896. The Times Book Club unknown
19362134New York. Viking. 1936. cloth. Very Good. Viking. hardcover
19851139Edited and introduced by Frederick A. Pottle. A collector's edition with fine binding and printing. Twenty illustrations from the period. Cleverly the cover shows the handwriting of a journal. Plain rigid slipcase.<br><br>Set in Monotype 12 point Walbaum leaded 2 points by Gloucester Typesetting Services and printed by The Ptiman Press on cream MF paper. Bound by The Pitman Press in Wicotex Snowdon cloth with paper sides printed with a facsimile manuscript page. The Folio Society hardcover
6728London William Heinemann 1951. One of 1050 numbered copies. Quarter vellum and cloth stamped in gilt on the cover and lettered in gilt on the spine t.e.g. uncut and unopened 448 pp. Fine. <br/><br/> London, William Heinemann, 1951 hardcover
36859BOSWELL James. Boswell's London Journal. 1762-1763. Together with Journal of My Jaunt. Harvest 1762. Prepared for the Press with Introduction and Notes by Frederick A. Pottle. Original half-vellum and cloth. London: William Heinemann 1951. De luxe edition. One of 1050 copies. Very good. unknown
1950LL-b986-12New York: McGraw-Hill 1950 First edition. 8vo. Cloth. 370 p. Illustrated. Index. Now First published from the Original Manuscript Prepared for the Press with Introduction and Notes By Frederick A. Pottle Sterling Professor Yale University with a Preface By Christopher Morley. Maps on endpapers. Edgewear. Jacket has shelfwear and chipping at edges. Very good in good dustjacket in mylar cover. McGraw-Hill hardcover