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1931056767<p>New York: Modern Library. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1931. 1st Modern Library Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket first printing of this Modern Library Giant edition as stated on copyright page the beige cloth has moderate brown discoloration on the spine and along the top edge moderate tanning to the blank end-papers and a small damp-mark at the bottom corner of the first and last few pages the book is quite presentable the binding is clean and tight and the contents are fine the jacket has edge-chipping tanning to the spine and surface-wear along the spine-folds a damp-mark is present on the rear flap-fold and an internal short tape-mend has been made on the top edge please see our photos of this scarce edition ; 1200 pages .</p> Modern Library hardcover
184379305New York NY.: Alexander V. Blake Publisher. Very Good. 1843. Leather. Ex-Library with the usual markings. The books in this 2 Volume set are both hard-bound in full leather with gilt stamped leather labels on the spines. The covers show scuffing and soiling edge-wear and rubbing to the joints corners and spine-ends. The hinges are cracked and the text-blocks are loosening. The contents are bright and leigble but with scattered foxing throughout. . Alexander V. Blake, Publisher hardcover
185869702New York: Derby & Jackson 1858. New Edition with Numerous Additions and Notes. Leather Bound. 468; 479; 452; 452pp. Duodecimo 19 cm 3/4 leather with marbled paper over boards gilt tooled spines and red leather spine labels. Marbled text block edges and endpapers. Light rubbing to the board edges and a bit more to the boards themselves. Underlying boards just starting to peek through at a few of the corners. Contemporary owner's name in pen on the front flyleaves. Stitching very occasionally visible in the inside margins. Books very sturdy. A handsome set of this famous biography. Derby & Jackson unknown
183543407London: John Murray 1835. Near Fine. Small 8vo. 17cm various paginations plates and illustrations half mid--century polished calf over marlbed boards with spines in six compartments extra gilt decorations in the panels crimson and brown morocco labels top edges gilt marbled endpapers bookseller ticket of D.P. Elder and Morgan Shephard of San Francisco on each volume's rear endpaper Pottle 92. Croker's second edition which reprints the original 100 letters from Johnson that Croker brought to light in 1831 with his first Boswell's Johnson. Pottle refers to this set as the first illustrated edition. A very charming example of the seminal biography one of the high spots of western literature. John Murray unknown
1024813746.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Boswell2v<p>London: Simpkin Marshall Hamilton Kent & Co. Ltd.; New York: Charles Scribner's Sons c. late 19th century. Two volumes small octavo 4¾ × 6¾ in.</p><p>Handsomely bound in full leather with gilt spine titles gilt device stamped to the front covers gilt top edges and silk ribbon markers. Complete with engraved portrait frontispieces in both volumes.</p><p>Condition: Very Good. Bindings tight hinges sound and interiors exceptionally clean with no foxing. Leather shows only minor rubbing to extremities; gilt remains bright. Previous owner's bookplates present in each volume. A well-preserved deluxe binding set of Boswell's classic biography of Samuel Johnson attractive both as a collectible and as a reading copy.</p> Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd. hardcover
1867mon0003879071George Routledge & Sons 1867T. hardcover. Very Good. . 5-volume set uniformly bound in half-leather with raised bands and gilt decoration on the spines marbled boards marbled edges and endpapers. covers show minor wear and rubbing to the extremities private library label at the foot. pages lightly tanned and clean. George Routledge & Sons hardcover
19464ZFLO10001G2Doubleday and Co. 1946T. hardcover. Good. 1.7000 in x 8.5000 in x 5.9000 in. The dust jacket is in rough shape shows significant wear. Hardcover Book Good condition but not perfect Cover has minor nicks and tears spine shows some creases from use. Ask Questions and request photos if your buying for the cover and not the content. Items are uploaded with their own individual photo but when Multiple Items are for sale only one representative photo may be shown. Actual Photos are availible upon request. Fast Shipping - Safe and Secure! Doubleday and Co. hardcover
2010DADAX1162997125Kessinger Publishing 2010-09-10. paperback. New. 6.00x1.17x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Kessinger Publishing paperback
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2007DADAX0548148333Kessinger Publishing 2007-07-25. hardcover. New. 6.00x1.44x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Kessinger Publishing hardcover
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18227732London: Printed for T. Cadell et al 1822. 4 vols. 8vo pp. xxxv i 444;iv 462; iv 446; iv 495 1 frontispiece and 2 folding plates. Contemporary half black calf marbled boards red morocco labels spines divided by gilt rolls and rules and tooled direct in gilt edges sprinkled red. Some spotting plates a little foxed. Rubbed some chipping to edges of marbled paper some wear to extremities. Ownership inscription of D.R. Watson Balliol college to flyleaves dated February 1935. Printed for T. Cadell [et al] hardcover
1884YY5903Chiswick Press 1884. Minor marks to spines. Quarter pale brown cloth maroon boards. No ownership marks. Frontis portrait to five volumes folding map to other. Robust packaging. Tracking is always added to USA orders. It can be added to other overseas orders on request. Used books are exempt from USA tariffs. Binding sound text unmarked. Binding sound text unmarked . Very Good/No dustwrapper. c.450pp per volume. Chiswick Press Hardcover
1897164788London: Bliss Sands & Co. 1897. 6th edition. Very Good. large octavo. hardback in original cloth xviii 726pp. frontis. b/w plate text ills. fldg. map appends. notes index Signs of use and small split at head of spine. Paper toning some sporadic foxing to frontis. & tissue-guard o/w internally very good Bliss Sands & Co. hardcover
1946mon0003975100Doubleday and Co. 1946T. hardcover. Good. 1.7000 8.5000 5.9000. 5 volume set. Doubleday and Co. hardcover
65271London: Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly in the Poultry. 1793. SECOND EDITION. 3 vols. 8vo. 22 x 14 cm. Title xviiixvii-xxxi ii xviii-xxxix i xxxvi i603; title 634; title 711. Contemporary tan calf sometime rebacked to style with red labels original marbled endpapers Illustrated with engraved portrait by Joshua Reynold's folding plate of the "Round Robin" and the folding plate of facsimiles of Johnson's handwriting. A very good set. This is the first edition to contain "A Chronological Catalogue of the Prose Works of Samuel Johnson". As often without the additional leaf of corrections C3. This the second London edition after the first 1791 and the first Dublin edition 1792. Rothschild 468 London: Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly, in the Poultry. 1793 unknown
192437097London: The Navarre Society 1924. Limited Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 1st edition thus limited to 2000 copies. 3 volumes complete. A Very Good set. 8vo. Vol.1 xxxii 433 1; Vol.2 vii 479 1; Vol.3 577 1 pp. illustrated with 20 photogravure plates and frontispieces 50 half-tone plates and a facsimile letter. Bound in blue cloth with titles on spine and Johnson's 3/4 profile on the front boards in gilt. End papers facing the pastedowns toning. Previous owner's signature on the front end paper. Occasional foxing on the pages facing the photographic plates. Slight bowing to the boards especially volume 1. Printed by The Riverside Press with 2000 copies printed on paper of fine quality for The Navarre Society of which this is one. "When the LIFE OF JOHNSON was published in 1791 it at once commanded the admiration that Boswell had sought for so long and it has suffered no diminuation since.It is still often said to be the greatest biography yet written and the longevity of Dr. Johnson's fame perhaps owes much to the work Boswell's" -wiki. The Navarre Society unknown
198468347The Franklin Library. 1984. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good. Full blue leather bindings all edges gilt silk moiré endpapers three raised spine bands. Includes publisher booklet produced for this "25th Anniversary Edition of the Great Books of the Western World." ; Great Books Of The Western World Collection . The Franklin Library hardcover
190188347London: J.M. Dent 1901. Large Paper Edition limited to 350 sets this is no. 175. Three large octavo volumes. Publisher's blue-green sized buckram with gilt-paper spine labels; page edges uncut; xxxvii458; 464; 466pp; frontispiece to each volume; 27 unnumbered leaves of plates on heavy paper; text illus by Herbert Railton. Slight external soil and wear from handling with mild rubbing and small losses to spine labels traces of silverfishing to boards; internally clean tight and unmarked. A very good set. Neat ownership signature to each volume dated 1988. A lavish bibliophile edition of Boswell illustrated with many color portraits after Hogarth Gainsborough Joshua Reynolds etc. J.M. Dent unknown
187471540London: Bickers and Son. VG. 1874. Hardcover. Hardbacks in Very Good condition without dust jackets. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Rebound in 3/4 leather binding. Minor foxing to endpapers. . Bickers and Son hardcover
1924459578London : George Allen & Unwin 1924. Reprint. Hardcover. Very good copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Spines sun-toned. Foxing to page edges. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 3 v. ; 22 cm. Subjects; Johnson Samuel 1709-1784. London : George, Allen & Unwin hardcover
1791150970London: Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly in The Poultry 1791. First edition first issue of both volumes of the most celebrated biography in the English language which was published on May 16 1791 in a print run of only 1750 copies. First issue with "gve" for "give" at line 10 of p.135 in Vol. I where MM4 and NN1 are cancels. Vol. I with Pottle's misprints: upon repeated at p. 48; "reollection" at p. 115; "exhihited" at p. 117; "condescente" at p. 275; and "Harvey" at p. 291 following the spelling "Hervey". Vol. II with title page blank on reverse and p. 586 incorrectly numbered 588 as well as all other misnumberings given by Pottle and the five noted cancels. Quarto bound in full polished calf rebacked gilt ruling and lettering to spine gilt ruling to the front and rear panels marbled endpapers stipple-engraved frontispiece portrait of Johnson by J. Heath after Joshua Reynolds 2 engraved plates all edges marbled. In very good condition. Armorial bookplate to each pastedown. 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 unknown
1804110965London: T. Cadell and W. Davies in the Strand 1804 Book. Fair. Leather. Fourth Edition. Complete four volume biography "comprehending an account of his studies and numerous works in chronological order; a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons; and various original pieces of his composition never before published; the whole exhibiting a view of literature and literary men in Great Britain for near half a century during which he flourished". The boards and front endpapers of Volume I are detached; each volume has significant wear and age-toning. T. Cadell and W. Davies, in the Strand hardcover
