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0483488429.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1951149552London: William Heinemann Ltd 1951-1960. The De Luxe Yale edition of the private papers of James Boswell. Tall octavo 6 volumes original publisher's half vellum with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt gilt coat of arms to each front panel top edge gilt ribbons bound in frontispiece to each volume illustrated folding maps. In fine condition. A very attractive set. Scottish biographer diarist and lawyer James Boswell remains nest known for his seminal work The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. 1791 which is widely regarded as one of the greatest biographies in the English language. Drawing from extensive personal diaries and detailed records of conversations Boswell provided a richly textured portrait of Dr. Johnson capturing not only the public figure but also his private habits thoughts and idiosyncrasies. His method of biographical writing marked a significant departure from the formal often idealized portrayals common in earlier biographies favoring instead a more intimate and realistic narrative grounded in firsthand observation. Boswell’s work is also notable for its reflection of Enlightenment ideals his engagement with themes of identity and morality and its vivid depiction of 18th-century British society. William Heinemann Ltd hardcover
1793685L2London: Henry Baldwin 1793. First edition. Fine Binding. Fine. 10.5" by 8". None. A finely bound copy of this very scarce work with manuscript corrections and additions to Boswell's 'Life of Johnson'. The first edition. With nine contemporary manuscript corrections in black in to references on pages 14-16 18 20 22-23 and 27. The manuscript corrections are very similar to those in the Malahide-Isham copy. The Malahide-Isham copy has had the ink annotations attributed to Boswell himself. The annotations to this copy are very similar to those and indeed match examples of Boswell's later hand in the British Library.Rebound in a fine Sangorski and Sutcliffe binding with their binder's stamp to the verso of front endpaper. With the signatures A1 B-F4 G1. This was Boswell's final lifetime publication and is very scarce. To this title Boswell analyses his first edition of Dr Johnson's life. This biography earned Boswell a great reputation as a biographer. As a great friend of Johnson he was a perfect candidate to write about his life. This biography is a landmark in the development of the genre. Presented as a list with page references to the left this forty-two page work explains the corrections and reasoning behind this. A very scarce beautifully bound copy of this work. In a crushed morocco binding with cloth covered boards. Externally excellent with minor shelfwear. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright with occasional scattered spots to pages mostly to the first and last few pages. Fine Henry Baldwin unknown
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1983qq33Bantam Books 1983-01-01. Hardcover. New. Brand New Book factory sealed in original shrink wrap. Bantam Books hardcover
018814Cambridge; 2009: Cambridge University Press. First Edition. Octavo. Review copy. 272p. index. bibliography. This book helps solve the puzzle of why governmental agencies invest in research but often fail to use it. A fine bright copy bound in black cloth spine lettering gilt in fine pictorial dust jacket. Cambridge University Press unknown books
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