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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
1889122594Harper 1889. First of This Edition. Hard Bound Volume. Very Good. Edited by George Birkbeck Hill. 6 vols. Deluxe edition limited to 300 sets. Beautiful white linen spine and edges grey boards. Harper unknown
189650232Westminster.: Archibald Constable & Co. 1896. Orig.Leinen. 6 Vol. Covers slightly damaged. Inner hinge broken. Pencil dedication on Endpapers. Pencil underlining. Vol.3: Endpapers lost. Good. Archibald Constable & Co. unknown
1887mon0004061032Oxford: The Clarendon Press 1887. Hardcover. Very Good. . 6-volume set. leather spines show minor wear and rubbing loss at the crown of volume 1 bumped corners. pages tanned and clean. Oxford: The Clarendon Press hardcover
19503324N: McGRAW-HILL BOOKS CO. 1950. hard cover no dj. good for its age no d/j. McGRAW-HILL BOOKS CO. hardcover
1925866B66London : Humphrey Milford 1925. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 4.5". Not Stated. A smart volume of Boswell's notebook uncommon in the dust wrapper. This volume contains the note book of James Boswell with the recording of particulars of Johnson's early life. Boswell is most known for his biography of Samuel Johnson. With a facsimile frontispiece.Collated complete. Uncommon in the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally lovely. Previous owner pencil inscription to the front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original unclipped dust wrapper which is smart with light fading to the spine and wraps. Near Fine Humphrey Milford hardcover
1887868F43London: Clarendon Press 1887 . Cloth. Good Only. 9" by 6.5". Not Stated. James Boswell's complete six volume biography of Samuel Johnson illustrated throughout. A complete six volume set of James Boswell's biography of English writer Dr. Samuel Johnson. 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'.The first edition thus of this set being the first edition edited by Hill.Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait to three volumes and eight 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. In the publisher's original quarter morocco bindings. Losses of leather to spine heads and tails. Significant losses of leather to head and tail of volume V back strip and to head of volume I back strip. Further cracking to volumes II and III spines. Rear joint of volume VI and front joint of volume II starting with boards holding firm. Rear joint of volume II starting with board weakly held. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Good Only Clarendon Press hardcover
1860867A20London: John Murray 1860. Leather. Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. A new edition of Boswell's celebrated biography of Samuel Johnson by John Wilson Croker. A new edition of Scottish biographer James Boswell's celebrated biography of Samuel Johnson often described as one of the greatest English biographies of all time. Edited by John Wilson Croker.Also featuring Johnson's The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides. In full calf prize binding with gilt lettering to front board 'Oxford Examination Exeter 1859 Local Prize. Senior - First Class.' Illustrated with frontispiece additional engraved title page and ten further plates. Collated complete. Samuel Johnson was an English author well-known in the literary world for his many lasting contributions to various areas of humanist art including poetry essay-writing biography and more. He is described by the 'Oxford Dictionary of National Biographies' as the most distinguished man of letters in English history. This biography is notable for its extensive reports of Johnson's conversation compiled through Boswell's acquaintance of Johnson since 1763. Originally published in 1791. Featuring facsimile of the original title page. In full calf prize binding with five raised bands intricate gilt tooling to spine titles in gilt to morocco spine label. Marbled edges and endpapers. Gilt lettering to front board. Externally sound with light wear to extremities. Boards lightly marked. Only minor cracking to head and tail of front joint and head of rear joint boards holding firm. Internally firmly bound. Faint tide mark to inner gutter head of frontispiece and engraved title page. Light spotting affecting occasional leaf particularly first and last few and leaves of plates. Pages otherwise generally very clean throughout. Good John Murray hardcover
1936mon0000922012Published by William Heinemann 1936. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Published by William Heinemann Ltd London 1936 First. Hardcover with tight binding. Condition: Very Good. Clean and bright text. Published by William Heinemann hardcover
9357270329.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
