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1791120374London: Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly in The Poultry 1791. First edition first issue of both volumes <span class="match">of</span> the most celebrated biography in the English language which was published on May 16 1791 in a print run <span class="match">of only</span> 1750 copies. Quarto bound in full morocco by Birdsall gilt titles and tooling to the spine raised bands inner dentelles all edges gilt. Frontispiece portrait of Samuel Johnson engraved by J. Heath after the Sir Joshua Reynolds 1756 painting. Housed in a custom clamshell box. In fine condition. An excellent example of this landmark work. Boswell excelled in insight into human nature and in ability to dramatize a situation. It was a crucial part of Boswell's magic to give significance and vitality to the apparently trivial; it is this trait together with his notable accuracy and unparalleled completeness of portraiture that made him. 'the Shakespeare of biographers" Baugh et al. 1065-66. "One of Western literature's most germinal achievements: unprecedented in its time in its depth of research and its extensive use of private correspondence and recorded conversation." Gordon Turnbull Oxford DNB. Printed by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, in The Poultry hardcover books
179180005London: Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly in The Poultry 1791. First edition first issue of both volumes <span class="match">of</span> the most celebrated biography in the English language which was published on May 16 1791 in a print run <span class="match">of only</span> 1750 copies. Quarto bound in contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Frontispiece portrait of Samuel Johnson engraved by J. Heath after the Sir Joshua Reynolds 1756 painting. Volume one is the first state with the word "give" reading on page 135 line 10. First state of volume two with two engraved illustrations "The Round Robin" at p. 92 and the "facsimiles" of Dr. Johnson's handwriting on p. 588. In near fine condition with light toning an excellent example of this landmark work. Boswell excelled in insight into human nature and in ability to dramatize a situation. It was a crucial part of Boswell's magic to give significance and vitality to the apparently trivial; it is this trait together with his notable accuracy and unparalleled completeness of portraiture that made him. 'the Shakespeare of biographers" Baugh et al. 1065-66. "One of Western literature's most germinal achievements: unprecedented in its time in its depth of research and its extensive use of private correspondence and recorded conversation." Gordon Turnbull Oxford DNB. Printed by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, in The Poultry hardcover books
18741298280London: Bickers and Son 1874. First Edition Second Printing. Hardcover. Three volume set; octavo; VG/no-DJs; brown spines with gold text; covers have rubbing sunning edgewear bindings are strong; textblocks have significant chipping and peeling around edges foxing around edges and sporadically throughout name stamped on verso of frontispiece page in Vol. I and on half title pages in Vols. II and III otherwise clean. <br /> <br /> <p> Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. Contact seller if you have any questions.<br /> <br /> <p> This book is part of the overstocked 15's kept in Room X atop one of the bookcases. 1298280. FP New Rockville Stock. Bickers and Son hardcover books
687New York: Printed for the friends of Philip & Fanny Duschnes 1961. . 8vo stiff cream printed wrappers. One of 660 copies printed by the Elm Tree Press New York: Printed for the friends of Philip & Fanny Duschnes, 1961. unknown books
1988048751New York: Pantheon Books 1988. xviii 488p. b/w illus. stiff printed wrappers. Pantheon Books unknown books
1988177540New York: Pantheon 1988. hardcover. very good/very good. Illustrated. 488pp.Thick 8vo cloth-backed boards dust wrapper. New York: Pantheon Books 1988. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Pantheon unknown books
1988Embry 159565Pantheon 1988. First edition first printing. Ink stamp to front free endpapers else fine in fine dust jacket in mylar cover. Pantheon, 1988. First edition, first printing. unknown books
1988UBOSKIN00fpPantheon Books 1988. Very Good. Boswell John. The Kindness of Strangers: The Abandonment of Children in Western Europe from Late Antiquity to the Renaissance. New York NY: Pantheon Books 1988. xviii 488pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Bibliography. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good. Edges lightly rubbed. Pantheon Books paperback books
193190180n.p.:: Privately Printed. Good. 1931. Hardcover. B00H857QIE . Volume 12 in the Private Papers of James Boswell from Malahide Castle series. Reproduced from the collection of Lt-Colonel Ralph Heyward Isham. Limited edition: this copy is number 403 of 570 copies. Some pages unopened along the top edge. Faded along the spine else very good in a good edge worn and cracked along several edges with clear tape repairs slipcase. ; 251 pages . Privately Printed, hardcover books
193190181n.p.:: Privately Printed. Good. 1931. Hardcover. Volume 11 in the Private Papers of James Boswell from Malahide Castle series. Reproduced from the collection of Lt-Colonel Ralph Heyward Isham. Limited edition: this copy is number 521 of 570 copies. Every other page is unopened along the top edge. Faded along the spine else very good in a good edge worn and cracked along several edges with clear tape repairs slipcase. ; 311 pages . Privately Printed, hardcover books
178597London: Charles Dilly 1785. 424 1 pp. A lovely copy. Minor cracking of the hear of both spines. A former owner has indicated that this was bound by Zaensdorf. Full brown speckled calf. A near fine copy. Charles Dilly, hardcover books
1974WB17184Bloomfield CT: The Limited Editions Club 1974. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Copy 81 of a total edition of 2000. Using illustrations by Thomas Rowlandson. Excellent copy in slipcase. <br/><br/> The Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1974290033Avon: Limited Editions Club 1974. Limited. hardcover. fine. Illustrated with reproductions of contemporary prints by Thomas Rowlandson. 10 color plates. 327pp. Tall thick 8vo 1/2 crushed levant gilt spine raised bands t.e.g. board slipcase. Avon Connecticut: The Limited Editions Club 1974.Spine is very slightly scuffed still near fine.<br/><br/> One of 2000 numbered copies.<br/><br/> Limited Editions Club unknown books
197453423Avon CT: Printed for the Limited Editions Club at the Sign of the Stone Book 1974. Edition limited to 2000 this no. 1723 8vo pp. xxviii 327 3; 10 color folding plates; red quarter morroco over marbled boards with gilt title on spine t.e.g. fine in original slipcase and chipped glassine wrapper. <br/><br/> Printed for the Limited Editions Club at the Sign of the Stone Book hardcover books
197420482Connecticut: Sign of the Stone Book; Limited Editions Club 1974. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. 4to. xxviii3273pp. Red leather spine gilt. Marbled paper sides illustrated endpapers. Illustrated with reproductions of contemporary prints by Thomas Rowlandson. With marginal comments and markings from a copy annotated by Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi. A fine copy in publisher's slipcase and with the LEC newsletter laid-in. One of 2000 numbered copies of which this is number 130. Sign of the Stone Book; Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1785250763London: Henry Baldwin 1785. Second. hardcover. very good. xx 534 pages. 8vo 3/4 tan morocco over marbled boards hinges repaired worn. London: Henry Baldwin 1785. Second Edition revised and corrected. Internally clean.<br/><br/> Henry Baldwin unknown books
1807243288London: Cadell & Davies 1807. Fourth. hardcover. near fine. Engraved frontispiece portrait. iv xvi 460 pages. 8vo attractively bound in 3/4 brown morocco over marbled boards. London: T. Cadell & W. Davies 1807. Fourth edition revised and corrected. A near fine copy.<br/><br/> Cadell & Davies unknown books
178534031London: printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly 1785. First edition 8vo pp. vii 1 524 1; E3 E4 and M4 are cancels as usual; leaves I5 Q7 and U6 are in Pottle's second state; beneath the list of errata at the end is a notice for Boswell's Life of Johnson "preparing for the press" which did not appear for another 6 years; contemporary mottled calf neatly rebacked in tan calf gilt-paneled spine red morocco label; a very good sound copy. "Though the Life is a vaster and richer piece of work no one will maintain that it displays Boswell's unique gift for biography better than the Tour. Indeed most lovers of Boswell will agree that the Tour as a whole is more consistently good than the Life; that is that nowhere in the Life could one find so many consecutive first-class pages as those that compose this book" Pottle. The book published is almost the same as the actual journal that was kept in 1773. When Johnson's death made it possible for Boswell to publish the manuscript he only added an introduction and a conclusion before giving it to the printer. Pottle 57; Rothschild 456. <br/><br/> printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly unknown books
1974WRCLIT64780New York: Limited Editions Club 1974. Quarto. Publisher's half morocco and marbled boards t.e.g. Small tasteful collector's bookplate else fine in slipcase. One of two thousand numbered copies printed at the Sign of the Stone Book. Illustrated with reproductions of engravings by Rowlandson and reproducing Mrs. Thrale's annotations from her copy of the 2nd edition. Limited Editions Club hardcover books
180726291London: printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies 1807. 8vo pp. 2 xv 1 460; engraved frontispiece after Joshua Reynolds; recent half tan calf antique over marbled boards red morocco label; occasional spotting especially in the margins of the frontispiece otherwise near fine. This is the first edition to include an index. Boswell's Advertisement to the third edition occupies pp. iv-v. Pottle 62. <br/><br/> printed for T. Cadell, and W. Davies hardcover books
181024722Philadelphia: John F. Watson 1810. First American edition 8vo pp. xvi 2 412; contemporary marbled boards rebacked and retipped new red morocco label on spine; title a bit browned else a very good sound copy. Another edition was published in Boston later the same year. "Though the Life is a vaster and richer piece of work no one will maintain that it displays Boswell's unique gift for biography better than the Tour. Indeed most lovers of Boswell will agree that the Tour as a whole is more consistently good than the Life; that is that nowhere in the Life could one find so many consecutive first-class pages as those that compose this book" Pottle. The book published is almost the same as the actual journal that was kept in 1773. When Johnson's death made it possible for Boswell to publish the manuscript he only added an introduction and a conclusion before giving it to the printer. Pottle 63. <br/><br/> John F. Watson hardcover books
1974WRCLIT42645New York: Limited Editions Club 1974. Quarto. Publisher's half morocco and marbled boards t.e.g. About fine in slipcase with newsletter laid in. One of two thousand numbered copies printed at the Sign of the Stone Book. Illustrated with reproductions of engravings by Rowlandson and reproducing Mrs. Thrale's annotations from her copy of the 2nd edition. Limited Editions Club hardcover books
19749445Bloomfield: Limited Editions Club 1974. Hardcover. Fine condition in a fine slipcase. Thomas Rowlandson. Illustrated with reprodutctions of contemporary prints by Thomas Rowlandson. Of the edition limited to 2000 numbered copies printed at Sign of the Stone Book this is an out of series copy designated "S.S." presumably for Sid Shiff. Bound in the publisher's original quarter red leather and marbled boards with the spine stamped in gilt. Top edge gilt. LEC Bibliography 474. <br/><br/> Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1785122700Sm. London: Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly 1785. Sm. 8vo iii-vii lacks half-title 1 524 1pp. Modern full diaper calf panelled in gilt backstrip stamped and lettered in gilt with 4 raised bands a lovely retrospective binding by Dusel. § First edition mixed issue; E3 E4 and M4 are cancels as usual; leaves I5 Q7 and U6 are in Pottle's second state. We first sold this copy in 2005 after Dusel rebound it. It makes a very attractive "gift" copy. "Though the Life is a vaster and richer piece of work no one will maintain that it displays Boswell's unique gift for biography better than the Tour. Indeed most lovers of Boswell will agree that the Tour as a whole is more consistently good than the Life; that is that nowhere in the Life could one find so many consecutive first-class pages as those that compose this book" Pottle 57. Rothschild 456. Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly hardcover books
1785013987Henry Baldwin 1785. Book. Near Fine. Full-Leather. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Full Leather First Edition 1785 Well Preserved Copy Rare In This Condition Excellent Fresh Copy. Henry Baldwin Hardcover books
