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1903952T86London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1903. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. A smartly bound Globe edition of Boswell's biography of Samuel Johnson. The Globe edition. A biography of Samuel Johnson an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet playwright essayist moralist literary critic sermonist biographer editor and lexicographer. The work was from the beginning a universal critical and popular success and represents a landmark in the development of the modern genre of biography. Written by James Boswell a Scottish biographer diarist and lawyer. Edited with an introduction by Mowbray Morris a British newspaper executive. Bound in full calf with gilt. Externally smart with light rubbing to the extremities and the odd small mark to the boards. Light fading to the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small spot to the endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate covered to the front pastedown. Very Good Indeed Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
1950ABE-1732367137367William Heinemann London 1950 1st Edition 1950. Hardcover with price clipped but now protected DJ. Illustrated first publication of the original manuscript. FINE condition considering the age. Little wear to jacket and book no owner names not ex library. Never before published this intimate journal is a unique literary event. The journal was suppressed after Boswell's death.The author was twenty two and he records brilliantly what living in Georgian London was really like to a keen observer and brilliant recorder. This is a superior copy of the book which instantly became a best seller. The mapped end papers are also of great interest. The text block has the smart navy blue stain. A great copy of a beautiful book. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. William Heinemann London hardcover
189618899Westminster: Archibald Constable & Company. Good. 1896. Hardcover. Complete 6 volume set. Blue cloth covers with gilt blind stamped decorative spines have wear to corners and caps bumped corners and light soiling but in good condition. Boards and spines are straight. Bindings are tight. Gilt top edges of text block scuffed. Former owner's bookplate affixed to front paste downs. Photogravure frontispieces protected by tissue. Pages are toned but clean and very good. . Archibald Constable & Company hardcover
1936977H23New York; London: The Viking Press; William Heinemann Ltd. 1936. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 10" by 7.5". None. The first limited edition of Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides housed in the original slipcase with map plates and text from Boswell"s original notes. In the original publisher' quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards housed in the original slipcase. This is a limited edition of this work being copy number six hundred and fourteen of seven hundred and ninety copies. Illustrated with one folding map and four plates. Collated complete.First published posthumously in 1785 this first limited 1936 edition rejuvenated interest by presenting a text derived directly from Boswell"s notes. In 1773 Boswell persuaded his friend Samuel Johnson already famed for his Dictionary to travel with him through the Highlands and Hebrides of Scotland visiting places such as St Andrews Aberdeen Inverness and the isles of Skye Coll and Mull. This work was penned from the diary that Boswell kept during the tour and was published after Johnson's death in 1784.Boswell and Johnson met in 1763 when Johnson was fifty-four and they became fast friends. Their friendship resulted in the influential biography 'The Life of Samuel Johnson'.This limited edition was edited with a preface and notes by Frederick A. Pottle and Charles H. Bennet. In the original publisher' quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally very smart. Spine slightly faded. One or two very slight handling marks to boards. The odd spot to endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Slipcase smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in slight loss to paper. The odd very slight handling mark to boards Very slight loss to extremities of spine label. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots to rough cut fore edge heavier to first and last few leaves. Very Good Indeed The Viking Press; William Heinemann, Ltd. hardcover
B9781016322973Hardback. New. hardcover
1936357150The Viking Press 1936. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by The Viking Press 1936. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with previous owner inscription on flyleaf dated 1936. Dust jacket is very good with shelf/edgewear and tears. An excellent copy of Boswell's landmark journal. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor New York. The Viking Press hardcover
1887973F41DLondon: Clarendon Press 1887 . First edition. Leather. Near Fine. 9.5" by 6.5". None. James Boswell's complete six volume biography of Samuel Johnson beautifully bound in half calf and illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work to be edited by George Birkbeck Hill. In beautiful signed half calf bindings from Roger de Coverly & Sons this is an excellent and complete six volume set of James Boswell's biography of English writer Dr. Samuel Johnson. The first edition thus being the first edition 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'.Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait to four volumes two further engraved plates and six 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.Although his true passion was music the bookbinder Roger de Coverly trained with Zaehnsdorf and assisted at a stationer"s before opening his own bindery. In half morocco signed bindings with marbled paper covered boards and gilt detailing to back strips. A touch of rubbing to front joints otherwise externally excellent. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine Clarendon Press hardcover
0266488935.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
19041000Y34London: Henry Frowde 1904. Leather. Fine. 7.5" by 5". None. A finely bound Oxford Edition of James Boswell's popular biographical work on Samuel Johnson bound by Hatchards. Oxford Edition. Complete in two volumes. Uniformly bound in signed half crushed morocco by Hatchards.Frontispiece to both volumes. This work is commonly regarded as the greatest biography written in the English language recounting the life of eminent English writer Samuel Johnson. Johnson made lasting contributions as a poet essayist literary critic biographer and lexicographer often noted for his monumental 'Dictionary of the English Language' which he completed after nine years. This biography among his diaries and correspondence is the best known work of James Boswell whose mass of letters and private papers published by Yale University transformed his reputation.Volume I covers 1709-1776. Volume II covers 1776-1784. Uniformly bound in signed half crushed morocco by Hatchards. Externally lovely with minimal signs of shelf wear. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Bookplate of one Hamish Orr-Ewing to the front free endpapers. Fine Henry Frowde hardcover
0331507986.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1397248777.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1397248831.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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mon0001000545National Illustrated Library. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. New edition No date remarks Some light spotting to pages Front hinge starting Light wear to edges Some rubbing to spine. National Illustrated Library hardcover
452143J M Dent and Co. Hardcover. Good. THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. Good condition - little signs of wear or tear. please refer to photos J M Dent and Co hardcover
1887mon0000082983Oxford At The Clarendon Press 1887-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Vol III- First edition without jacket on red cloth will send out 1 st class post - rare and collectable Oxford At The Clarendon Press hardcover
1887mon00000829841887-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. First edition without jacket on red cloth will send out 1 st class post - rare and collectable hardcover
1904LTH14-B-14London: Henry Frowde Oxford University Press 1904. Vellum. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. A beautifully bound two volume set of Boswell's famous biographical work. Complete in two volumes. Oxford Edition. The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. 1791 is a biography of Dr. Samuel Johnson written by James Boswell. 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. Re-bound in decorative quarter vellum bindings with red cloth covered boards. Externally generally smart lightly rubbed in places. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean. There is an ink inscription to the recto of front free end papers in both volumes. Very Good Indeed Henry Frowde Oxford University Press hardcover
1859SET41-D-2London : Henry G. Bohn 1859. Leather. Very Good. 6.5" by 4.5". None. A uniformly bound set of this well known biography regarded as an important stage in the development of the modern genre of biography; with many claiming it to be the greatest biography written in English. New edition with numerous additions and notes by John Wilson Croker. Henry G. Bohn's 1835 edition was originally published in ten volumes. This new edition is complete in eight volumes with the last two volumes of this set holding "Johnsoniana A Collection of Miscellaneous Anecdotes and Sayings of Samuel Johnson" which are complete within themselves. Adorned with a beautiful frontispiece from the original 1835 edition engraved title page to each volume. Holding thirty-four of the original forty plates several of which that are folding. When the Life of Samuel Johnson was published in 1791 it at once commanded the admiration that Boswell had sought for so long and it has since suffered no diminution. Its style was unique in that unlike other biographies of that era it directly incorporated conversations that Boswell had noted down at the time for his journals. He also included far more personal and human details than those to which contemporary readers were accustomed. Instead of writing a respectful and dry record of Johnson's public life in the style of the time he painted a vivid portrait of the complete man brought to life through a 'dramatic' style of dialogue. It has often been described as the greatest biography ever written. It has often been asked how a man such as Boswell could have produced so remarkable a work as the Life of Johnson. Among those who attempted an answer were Macaulay and Carlyle: the former argued that Boswell's uninhibited folly and candour were his greatest qualifications; the latter replied that beneath such traits was a mind to discern excellence and a heart to appreciate it aided by the power of accurate observation and considerable dramatic ability. Holding The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson the renowned travel journal of Boswell and Johnson's journey from Edinburgh through the eastern and northeastern coasts of Scotland passing through St Andrews Aberdeen and Inverness. They then passed into the highlands and spent several weeks on various islands in the Hebrides including Skye Coll and Mull. The work is based on a diary Boswell had kept during the 1773 tour and included detailed descriptions of where he and Johnson had gone and what Johnson had said. Rebound in half calf bindings with cloth covered boards. A workman-like binding but sound with somewhat shakey hand written spines. Externally generally smart with only some light rubbing. Internally firmly bound bright and generally clean with only some very light foxing affecting some of the plates and endpapers. Very Good Henry G. Bohn hardcover
1887SET45-I-1Oxford : At The Clarendon Press 1887. Cloth. Good Only. 9" by 6";. None. A complete set of James Boswell's biography of the illustrious man of letters Dr Samuel Johnson. Edited by George Birkbeck Hill. Also containing Boswell's Journal of A Tour to the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of a Journey into North Wales. Illustrated throughout with fourteen plates collated complete including a folding coloured map. Volume I: The Life 1709-1765 Volume II: The Life 1766-1776 Volume III: The Life 1776-1780 Volume IV: The Life 1780-1784 Volume V: The Tour to the Hebrides and The Journey into North Wales and Volume VI: Addenda Index Dicta Philosophi etc. The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. 1791 is a biography of Dr. Samuel Johnson written by James Boswell. 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. The work was popular among early audiences and with modern critics. Complete in six volumes. In green cloth bindings. Externally sound though with some light bumping and wear to the extremities. Erased library markings to spine. 1 hinge tender with endpapers and frontispiece working loose with all other hinges strained. Internally binding strained in places. Institutional label to endpapers and ink stamps throughout. Pages are slightly browned. Good Only At The Clarendon Press hardcover
19500201-ADETHT-OO-BX366-3.96<p>Rare hardcover copy in slipcase. An occasional underlined passage but mostly unmarked throughout. Slipcase in very good condition. Book shows some light scuff marks on the spine obvious but not overly bad.</p> McGraw-Hill Book Company hardcover
B9781438595733Paperback. New. paperback
0243447086.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1992Q-0300057350Yale University Press 1992-08-26. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Yale University Press paperback
