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Published by DOUBLEDAY AND CO, Garden City, NY, 1946
Seller: Henry E. Lehrich, Allentown, PA, U.S.A.
Book
Cloth Bound. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Gordon Ross (illustrator). . no writing no tearing blue cloth. literary guild . see picture.
Published by Macmillan and Co., Limited, St. Martin's Street, London, 1922
Seller: Monkey House Books, Miller Place, NY, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Library of English Classics. 522 pages, index. Some pages unopened, edges untrimmed. Blue cloth, gilt-stamped spine. Old library spine label, spots of bleaching on covers, rear free endpaper has a torn corner.
Published by J.M. Dent and Sons Limited, London & Toronto, 1928
Seller: Ken's Book Haven, Coopersburg, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardbound. 1st Edition. Spine-ends worn. text clean. binding good. B / W illustrations. Good / no DJ stain to front cover / light bumped corners /.
Published by The Modern Library, New York, 1950
Seller: gearbooks, The Bronx, NY, U.S.A.
Book
Decorative Canvas Hardcover. Condition: Used-Acceptable. No Jacket. 1200 pp. A perfectly acceptable reading copy with clean text. No dj. Upper part of spine damaged. Spine slightly skewed. No publishing year given. Publishing year gleaned from other sources, therefore, it is an approximation. Spine retaped.
Published by The Heritage Press, New York, 1963
Seller: Brillig's Books, Kingston, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Reprint Edition. Volume III. Slipcased. 473 pps. Gilt titles: sp. Frontis. Brown cloth bds. Some shelfwear to the slipcase. P/o embossed seal on half-title pg. Interior leaves are clean and tight. "With marginal comments and markings from two copies annotated by Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi." Prepared for publication with an Introduction by Edward G. Fletcher. A clean copy. James Boswell's celebrated biography of Samuel Joohnson.
Published by Modern Library, New York, 1950
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Very good plus. Book has red marks along top fine edges, brown stains inside front cover, and cover is wearing along edges. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
Published by J, 1909
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
HARDCOVER. Condition: GOOD. 1909. J.M. Dent and Sons . Hardcover. ACCEPTABLE Green boards. Gilt titles. Boards marked. Patterned spine. Spine worn. End page foxing. Foxing throughout. Page edges foxed. 7x4.
Published by The Heritage Press, 1963
Seller: Alicesrestraunt, O Fallon, MO, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Condition: Includes slipcover in good condition. Boards in excellent condition. Pages are crisp and clean, original owners name written inside front cover. Description: Marginal comments by Mrs. Piozzi. often considered to be one of the finest pieces of biographical writing in the English language. Samuel Johnson was an English poet, essayist, and lexicographer who produced a pioneering and influential Dictionary of the English Language. However, he is less well-known today for his writings than as the biographical subject for Boswell, a lawyer from Scotland who first met Johnson in 1763. During their 21-year friendship, Boswell recorded many of Johnson s sayings and activities using a self-invented form of shorthand. He eventually worked these notes into the massive biography which he published seven years after Johnson s death.
Published by London: MacMillan, 1906., 1906
Seller: OLD WORKING BOOKS & Bindery (Est. 1994), West Brookfield, MA, U.S.A.
Association Member: SNEAB
Illustrated by several line drawings. Globe (later) edition. c.1893 (first thus). Green blind-stamped cloth, gilt top emblem, gilt print spine, uncut & unopened. Cr.8vo. pp. xxiii, 718, [2] Ads. VG/No jacket. Cap and corner wear, bumped corners, foxing starting at eps., many sections unopened, ink owner. Based on the 1804 edition. Double column format, Title page and advertisement from the original 1791, 2 volume quarto edition.
Teal cloth stamped in gilt. Twelve pen & ink drawings by W.H. Caffyn and Eight Portraits in photoravure (illustrator). First printing this edition. With an Introduction by T. Ratcliffe Barnett (1928-1946). Barnett's ownership top edge front free endpaper. Pencil underlining 2 pages, spine darkened, near fine.
Published by Macmillan & Co Ltd., London, 1912
Seller: Edinburgh Books, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Book
Original Blue cloth hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. 1912. [iv], 522pp. Volume 3 only (of 3). Gilt titles to spine. Moderate foxing to edges and occasionally to the contents. No inscriptions.
Published by Random House,Inc., New York
Seller: A Small Bookshop, ELMHURST, VIC, Australia
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Reprint. THE MODERN LIBRARY n.d.Previous Owners Insc.ffep.Small Booksellers Label inside front cover.
Published by J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd. London / E. P. Dutton & Co., NY 1910, 1910
Seller: 2nd Hand Books, Kenner, LA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover First Ed. Samuel Johnson, Biography. Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson, Edited by Ernest Rhys. (638 Pgs.) Gray cloth boards with gilt lettering, slight soil edge, otherwise near VG.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 2 Volumes. Volume 1 has bumping to corners, wear to edges. Shelf wear/rubbing. Spine is rubbed, ends are chipped and frayed. End papers have age staining. Writing on ffep, Name written on title page. Hinges split front and back. Interior pages are age tanned, have light age stains. Volume 2 has bumping/wear to corners and edges. Shelf wear/light soil. Spine is rubbed, wear to ends. Hinges split front and back, ffep and frontis is pulled from book. Writing on ffep. Newspaper clipping glued to backside of ffep, writing on it also. Interior pages are age tanned, have age staining.
Published by J M Dent, 1910
Seller: Strawberry Hill Books, Rotherfield, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. pp Both complete. 5th printing. Boards a little grubby. Internally fine.
Published by Oxford University Press, 1967
Seller: Munster & Company LLC, ABAA/ILAB, Corvallis, OR, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Oxford University Press, 1967. Dustjacket faintly rubbed/bumped/soiled/sunned, spine lightly sunned, corners/spine ends lightly rubbed/bumped, several tiny tears at spine ends, top corner of the rear flap chipped, one small tear at the top spine end; gilt lettering on spine, cover very faintly rubbed/bumped/soiled, corners faintly rubbed/bumped, spine ends very lightly rubbed/bumped; edges very faintly soiled, faintly rubbed/bumped/sunned; interior very faintly age-toned throughout, endpapers very faintlty soiled, very faint pencil erasure on the ffep near the top hinge; binding tight; dustjacket, cover, edges and interior intact and very clean, except where noted; due to the size/weight of this item, additional shipping charges may apply for International or Expedited orders. hardcover. Good/Good.
Published by R. Edwards, London, 1819
Seller: Moriarty's, Grimsby, LINCO, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. A New Edition. In four volumes. Original paper covers are stained and heavily worn. Original paper labels to spines, label missing to volume 2. Front boards of volumes one and three are virtually detached. Other bindings are worn but sound. Internally pages are in quite good condition but with some foxing and some browning to pages. vol 1 340 pages, vol 2 372 pages, vol 3 360 pages, vol 4 336 pages plus index to page 367.
Published by London: Office of National Illustrated Library No Date c? New edition with introduction & notes by Robert Carruthers, 1851
xxvi[ii], 361[1] pp including index, publishers leaf to rear, frontis plus additional engraved title page, numerous woodcuts within the pagination. (This volume is complete in itself but forms Volume V of Boswell's Life of Johnson). Original blindstamped blue cloth with gilt lettering & decoration to spine, top edge gilt. 20 cm x 14 cm. Spine and board margins faded, cloth lightly soiled with some random marks, minor wear to spine tips & corners, contents slightly age browned with some faint random spotting.
Published by T. Cadell, et.al., London, 1822
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good (Plus). No Jacket. First Thus. London: T. Cadell, et.al., 1822. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of Boswell's famous Life of Samuel Johnson. The Ninth Edition, Revised and Augmented" (First Edition Thus). This is Volume One ONLY of the original four. Full leather binding, with decorative gilt ruling on both covers. Five raised bands can be discerned under a later spine repair that has covered them. The spine has a date of "1822" inked in white near the bottom. Clean text; xxxv, fold-out samples of Johnson's handwriting, and 444 pages. All edges are marbled. Published without a tissue guard, the frontis portrait has mildly offset to the Title Page. The text is exceptionally bright and free of any foxing; mild rubbing around the margins; a very solid copy that is great for reading. . First Thus. Full-Leather. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by New York, The Heritage Press, 1963, 1963
Seller: Libreria Gullà, Roma, ROMA, Italy
Tre voll. in 8° gr., pp. LVIII-466, 486, 473 con 3 illustrazioni a colori in antiporta ai volumi. Leg. in tela edit. con tit. in oro su tassello ai dorsi. Conservati in custodia edit.
Published by London: MacMillan, 1906
Seller: Phoenix Books NZ, Waimate, CANTE, New Zealand
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Boswell's Life of Johnson. Edited with an Introduction By Mowbray Morris By Boswell, James, Esq. Hardcover, faded and marked spine, tanned mainily to inside of boards and end papers. Publisher: London: MacMillan, 1906. Used. Illustrated by several line drawings. Globe (later) edition. Green blind-stamped cloth, gilt top emblem, gilt print spine, uncut & unopened. Cap and corner wear, bumped corners, foxing starting at eps., many sections unopened, ink owner old fashioned ink owner inscription (Kaitangata, May 1919).Based on the 1804 edition. Double column format, Title page and advertisement from the original 1791, 2 volume quarto edition.
Published by Heritage Press -, 1963
Seller: "Pursuit of Happiness" Books, Oakland, CA, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Hardcover/pub.1963/Gd. condition/466 pages - A biography of Samuel Johnson, English poet, critic, essayist, and dictionary maker. [AI929550].
Published by A. S. Barnes and Co., Inc., NY, 1858
Seller: Reader's Corner, Inc., Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1858 US Edition. This is an 1858 A.S. Barnes edition in contemporary brown calf, 4 rib spine, gold/black spine label, marbled edges and endpapers. 580 pages including indes. YMCA bookplate. A VG tight copy with no foxing. MEDIA SHIPPING ONLY.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. 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 nearly half a century during which he flourished. By James Boswell, Esq. A New Edition, Elucidated by Copious Notes, and Illustrated with Numerous Portraits, Views, and Characteristic Designs, Engraved from Authentic Sources. The books are also known as 'Boswell's Life of Dr. Johnson' or 'Boswell's Life of Johnson'. Bound in 2 Books, there are actually 4 Volumes in total - 2 in each book as follows; Vol I, dated to 1863 on overall title page, containing: Vol. 1; No individual publishing date. xxxii + 291pp; Vol. 2; No individual publishing date. viii + 298pp. Vol II, dated to 1859 on overall title page, containing: Vol. 3; No individual publishing date. viii + 298pp; Vol. 4; No individual publishing date. viii + 9-300pp (as issued) + 4pp Publisher's advertisements. Published by George Routledge and Sons, London. 4 Volumes, bound as two complete. Bindings are fair to good - blue leather spines and burgundy buckram over boards, with gilt to spine. With shelf wear, rubbing and vertical hinges of spine heavily worn, and the head of both volumes is bumped and frayed, with losses. A little give in the spines. Text pages are very good - clean and bright throughout with some scattered age spotting, and some foxing to endpapers. Volume 3 has a fold-out of a 'Round Robin' addressed to Samuel Johnson, with facsimile signatures. Some spotting to title/frontispiece pages. Small bookseller's catalogue entry pasted onto reverse of first free endpaper. Text in English. Illustrated throughout with line drawings. Dimensions: Each volume approx 197mm high x 138mm wide x 40mm deep. Weight: Approximately 1400g (the set - unpacked). Extra postage may be payable for overseas orders. More photos on request.
Published by The Heritage Press, New York, 1963
Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books ABAA, IOBA, Manasquan, NJ, U.S.A.
Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Slipcase. First Edition, Thus. Threee Volumes, 8vo., 466, 486, 473pp. Beautiful First Heritage Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive Publisher's slipcases have a touch of edge-wear but quite minor. Bookpalte on front paste-down of each volume. A gorgeous collectable set at a great price.
Published by London: Printed for T Cadell etc., 1822
Seller: Louis88Books (Members of the PBFA), Andover, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. London: Printed for T Cadell et al., 1822, The Ninth Edition, Revised and Augmented. VOL III ONLY. Full leather binding with gilt titles to a red leather labels, with leather boards. Rubbed and worn with some loss to the leather. With the folding Round Robin addressed to Samuel Johnson. 446pp. Provenance: bookplates for Laurence Peel and Sir Mervyn Ll. (Lloyd) Peel. Laurence Peel (1801 1888) was a British Tory politician and the younger brother of Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Laurence was described by one historian as "the youngest and least talented, but perhaps the most personally attractive of the Peel brothers". Approximately 8 ½ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles to red label, rubbed, marked and worn. Joints good condition rubbed and worn. Corners good condition bumped and worn. Boards good condition full leather, rubbed, marked and worn. Page edges good condition all edges marbled, top edge darkened. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound. Paste downs good condition tanned. End papers good condition tanned. Title good condition tanned and foxed. Pages good condition tanned and foxed. Binding good condition worn and marked. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1822 Binding: Hardback.
Published by London: Office of the National Illustrated Library No Date new edn illustrated with notes by Robert Carruthers Esq
xxvi[iv], 360[2] pp, publishers leaf, frontis, numerous text illustrations. Contemporary full brown calf gilt, raised bands, decorative gilt compartments, olive green & red calf gilt spine labels, marbled endpapers & leaf edges. 19 cm x 13 cm. Occasional minor marks to leather, loss to spine head, chipping with loss to spine label edges, contents lightly age browned.
Published by The Heritage Press [1963], New York, 1964
Seller: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition thus. 3 vol. 8vo. [5], viii-lviii, [5], 2-466; [7], 2-486, [2]; [7], 2-473, [1] pp. Grey cloth, each spine with a red inset lettered in gold. With marginal comments and markings from two copies annotated by Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi. Prepared for publication with an introduction by Edward G. Fletcher. Illustrated by a color frontispiece of Sir Joshua Reynolds' famous painting of Johnson, volume two with a color frontispiece of George Willinson's portrait of a young Samuel Johnson, volume three with a color frontispiece portrait of Hester Thrale Piozzi. Includes the issue of The Sandglass. Bussacco 106-108. A lovely set of the first comprehensive biographical work written and published in English. A touch of toning to the spines on the slipcases, overall a beautiful example.
Published by London: George Routledge and Sons., 1867
Seller: Louis88Books (Members of the PBFA), Andover, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. London: George Routledge and Sons, 1867, A New Edition. Half red leather binding with gilt titles to a black leather label, marbled boards and end papers. Rubbed and worn. With the folding Round Robin addressed to Samuel Johnson included and various additional press cuttings and illustrations added to blank pages throughout. Pagination: xvi, 526pp. Provenance: no inscriptions or bookplates. Approximately 7 inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles to black or dark blue label, rubbed, marked and worn. Joints good condition rubbed and worn. Corners good condition bumped and worn. Boards good condition half leather with marbled paper covered boards, rubbed, marked and worn. Page edges good condition all edges marbled, top edge darkened. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound. Paste downs good condition marbled. End papers good condition marbled. Title good condition tanned and foxed. Pages good condition tanned and foxed. Binding good condition worn and marked. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1867 Binding: Hardback.
Published by Fort. Cadel and W. Davies, London, 1807
Seller: Encore Books, Montreal, QC, Canada
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Poor to Good -. No Jacket. Hard cover boards falling off on a few books, Covers may once have been leather, now deteriorating. All four volumes kept in sleeves for protection. Text in all volumes completely readable.