The Life Of Samuel Johnson, Lld - Volumes IIi and IV

1791. 1st Edition, Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Complete in 2 volumes. Illustrated with frontispiece portrait of Johnson by J. Heath after Sir Joshua Reynolds, and 2 additional engraved plates. All 3 plates with imprints dated April 10, 1791. Frontispiece with the original tissue-guard intact. 4to. Bound in contemporary (circa 1800) speckled calf with gilt armorial supralibros on all… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Printed by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, 1791. JOHNSON, Samuel. First edition, first issue, with "give" spelled "gve" in line 10 on p. 135 of Volume I and with all of the peculiarities cited by Pottle for the first issue, including the several uncorrected errors listed for Volume II and the various cancels. Two quarto volumes (11 3/4… Saber más sobre este artículo

1835 Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell FAMOUS English Biography 10v SET "I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am." ― Samuel Johnson Samuel Johnson was a famous English writer and scholar most known for his 'Dictionary of the English Language' as well as a collection of biographical… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly, 1791. First Edition. 1869 ownership signatures in each volume; chip to one margin in Vol. I about the size of a thumb-joint, not affecting any text; maringal annotation to another page in Vol. I; some pages with creased corners and occasional marks, scattered foxing -- not too obtrusive -- and some… Saber más sobre este artículo

J. M. Dent & Sons/E. P. Dutton & Co, 1906. Flexible Leather. Very Good. 0x0x0. The Life of Samuel Johnson, L. L. D. (2 volumes). VG dark maroon flexible leather boards with gilt lettering along spine; shelf wear and chipping at the tail of spine of Vol 2. Binding and hinges tight and square; contents clean and unmarked… Saber más sobre este artículo

Wordsworth Editions Ltd., 1999. Softcover. Good. Good. 1999 Wordsworth Editions Ltd., Ware, Hertfordshire, U.K. Wordsworth Classics of World Literature series. Softcover. 997 pages. With an introduction by Angus Calder. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine creased. Covers have moderate edge and surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Pages lightly tanned, more so at periphery, but still supple.… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Limited Editions Club, 1938. First Edition. hardcover. Spines mildly sunned as almost always the case due to the sensitive linen bindings, with label on the third volume darkened. Near Fine in a complete but broken slipcase. Three octavo (6-1/4" x 10") volumes bound in full Winterbottom linen buckram with red leather spine labels stamped in gold. Printed… Saber más sobre este artículo

Bellows Falls, Vt.: Printed by Blake, Cutler and Co. for Charles Ewer and Timothy Bedlington. Very Good-. 1824. Hardcover. Five Volume Set; 5 vols pages; FIve volumes in full sheepskin, covers in a decorative "tree" pattern, flat spines paneled with pairs of gilt rules, red and black leather labels, lettered in gilt with the titles and volume … Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Printed by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, in the Poultry, 1793. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 vol. 4to. [3], iv-xii, [17], 2-516; [3], 2-588 [586], [4], 2-42 pp. Contemporary calf with the spines in six compartments, recent black morocco labels lettered in gilt on the spines, gilt decorations and stamping on the spines. Volume one illustrated… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: George Routledge and Sons, 1867. New Edition. Full leather. Near fine. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. by James Boswell, in a decorative binding.. Octavo, xvi, 526pp. Full blue morocco, with gilt borders and trim. Title in gilt on red morocco label, with five raised bands. Marbled edges with matching marbled endpapers. Fold-out frontispiece with facsimile signatures.… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1900. Hardcover. Octavos, 3 volumes; VG; bound in 3/4 green leather, marbled boards and endpapers, paneled spines with red and orange labels with gilt lettering, other panels tooled in gilt; top edge of text block gilt; Bound by Zaehnsdorf for A. C. McClurg, with binders stamp; rubbing to hinges, head and tail of… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, in the Strand, 1807. 4 vols. 8vo. Bound in full contemporary calf, recently rebacked with gilt spines, red and green title labels. 4 vols. 8vo.

London: G. Walker, et al., 1820. A New Edition, 1820. Hardcover. Octavo, 4 vols.; VG-; late 20th century rebacking, with previous boards preserved; spine tan leather, with gilt lettering and design; boards blind and gilt tooled calf; some shelf wear and soiling; all corners bumped and exposed; scuffing to edges of boards; loose chip at lower left corner of… Saber más sobre este artículo

THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON LLD. Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; A Series of 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… Saber más sobre este artículo

J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 1901, 1901. Book. Good-. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 3 volume set, front hinge starting on volume 1, 1 page loose and laid in volume 2, foxing, bumped corners and spine ends, surface damage to the covers, rear cover has a closed tear… Saber más sobre este artículo

Edinburgh: NIMMO, Hay, & Mitchell . Good. 1884. Hard Cover. Dark green boards with bright gilt titling. Nimmo's Standard Library Edtion. Rubbed to edges. Tissue guarded portrait frontis plate and title page. XVI, 562 pages clean and tight. .

London: Limited Editions Club, 1938. First Edition. hardcover. Spines mildly sunned as almost always the case due to the sensitive linen bindings, with some faint stains to the covers of one volume; slight mark and darkening to spine label of third volume. Near Fine in a Very Good slipcase. Three octavo (6-1/4" x 10") volumes bound in full… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly, in the Poultry, 1791. Very good plus.. First edition, first state, of this landmark work in the history of biography, an engaging and humanizing account of the great critic, lexicographer, and author of the Georgian era. Samuel Johnson's dictionary was without precedent in English in scale and depth of research.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. 1924. First Edition; Seventh Printing. Hardcover. 3 volumes included and in great condition for the age. Ex-Library copies with usual identifiers. No writing or major blemishes. .

London: John Murray, 1835. Title pages dated 1835. Ten volumes, with "in eight volumes" on the title pages of the first eight volumes, but expanded to ten volumes. Three quarter black leather over brown cloth, dark red spine labels with gilt accented raised spine bands, all edges speckled red, frontis plate and engraved title page in each volume, just more… Saber más sobre este artículo