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ria9781019624036_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; A classic biography of the literary giant Samuel Johnson featuring anecdotes and insights into his life work and relationships with fellow writers.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of hardcover
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ria9781020944338_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Boswell's biography of Samuel Johnson is a literary masterpiece that chronicles the life of one of the most influential figures in English literature. Boswell's vivid descriptions and colorful anecdotes bring Johnson to life making thi hardcover
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ria9783337729400_inpPaperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. is an unchanged high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1867. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science travel and expeditions cooking and nu paperback
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199450London: Odhams Press Ltd N.D. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Both volumes Very Good in boards. Odhams Press Ltd hardcover
17916914London: Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly 1791. First Edition First Printing. Rebound in Full Leather. First edition first printing with "gve" for "give" on page 135. Measuring approximately 10.75" x 9" with 516 & 588 numbered pages. Finely bound in full leather with marbled endsheets. Housed in a custom cloth slipcase.<br /> <br /> These volumes are in very good condition. Moderate darkening and cracking to the leather on the spines. Moderate wear to the board edges. Frontispiece in volume one is offered in facsimile. Several scattered instances of marginalia from a previous owner. <br /> <br /> Samuel Johnson 1709–1784 was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet playwright essayist moralist literary critic sermonist biographer editor and lexicographer. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography calls him "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history"<br /> <br /> Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.<br /> <br /> Inventory # P1-98. Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly unknown
1983201017Franklin Center Pennsylvania: Franklin Library 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Vol. I AS NEW in shrinkwrap Vols. II and III Near Fine Leather Bound Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines.; The Great Books of the Western World. Franklin Library hardcover
1945201152New York: International Collectors Library 1945. International Collectors Library Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Superficial scuff to spine. International Collectors Library hardcover
1907953Q12London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons 1907 . Leather. Very Good Indeed. 10" by 7.5". Not Stated. A smartly bound complete pair of Boswell's landmark biography of Samuel Johnson with this edition containing notes by Roger Ingpen and richly illustrated throughout. Bound in half calf with cloth boards. Complete in two volumes. Illustrated with six photogravure plates and numerous additional illustrations to each volume. Collated complete. Boswell's 'The Life of Samuel Johnson' is one of the most influential biographies ever written being a landmark in how the modern genre of biography developed. Written by James Boswell a noted biographer and diarist and a close friend of Samuel Johnson.Johnson was a noted lexicographer and is best known for his 'A Dictionary of the English Language'. With notes by Roger Ingpen. Bound in half calf with cloth boards. Externally very smart with rubbing to the extremities and joints and a few marks. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons hardcover
1822953Y43London: T. Cadell; F. C. and J. Rivington et al 1822. Leather. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A complete ninth edition set of James Boswell's authoritative biography of Samuel Johnson bound in half calf. The ninth edition revised and augmented. Complete in four volumes. Uniformly bound in half calf with marbled paper covered boards.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.With an engraved frontispiece and folding facsimile to Vol I. Uniformly bound in half calf with marbled paper covered boards. Externally with rubbing to the extremitis and slight scuffing to the paper covered boards. Darkening to the spines' leather. Internally pages 103-106 detached but present to Vol I otherwise firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with occasional scattered spotting heaviest to the first and last few leaves. Good T. Cadell; F. C. and J. Rivington et al hardcover
188752504220075The Brampton Society NY 1887. Hardcover. Good. Hardcovers. 7 BOOK SET VOLUMES 1-6. c.1887-1910. PEMBROKE EDITION #251 OF LIMITED TO 500 NUMBERED COPIES. Ex-College Library with usual markings. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing. Spines slightly faded. appears to have been re-bound by library with newer covers Bindings tight hinges strong. TITLES: Vol. I: "Life" & Vol. I: "Journal" Vol. 2: "Journal" Vol. 3: "Life" Vol. 4: "Life" Vol. 5: "Life" Vol. 6: "Life".; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! The Brampton Society, NY hardcover
19252028<p>Spine loose in one place There is a front page of a DJ inside one of the books. They are discolored at front page and one book has a crease in its cover. All i n all in remarkable condition. See photos.</p> George Bayntun hardcover
1934B995London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd 1934. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. From Wikipedia:<br /> The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. 1791 by James Boswell is a biography of English writer and literary critic Samuel Johnson. 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. Many have called it the greatest biography written in English one of the greatest biographies ever written and among the greatest nonfiction books of all time. The book is valued as both an important source of information on Johnson and his times as well as an important and enduring work of literature.<br /> <br /> This set in near fine in blue green buckram with gilt titles on the spines and gilt initials on the front covers. Slight bumping at corners and spine ends. No other marks or damage. The unclipped DJ's have minor chipping at the jacket spine ends and some sun darkening on the jacket spines. <br /> A particularly nice set particularly give their age. SC25. J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd hardcover
