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Published by William Milner,, Halifax, 1835
Seller: Victoria Bookshop, BERE ALSTON, DEVON, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. inscription on title page small splits side spine. Book.
Published by John Sharpe, London, 1806
Seller: David's Bookshop, Letchworth BA, Letchworth Garden City, HERTS, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very beautifully bound in brown vari-toned leather with gilt embellishments, gilt title on black leather title plate on the spine. Hinge and text block firm, marbled end papers and closed page edges. Inked inscriptions to the front free end paper, the first looking as old as the book, the second dated 1926 and the third 1931. Pages smooth and clean, no spotting, with tissue guards to the illustrations. A very neat copy.
Published by S. Etheridge, Charlestown, 1810
Seller: Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB, Salisbury, CT, U.S.A.
First Edition
Full Calf. Condition: Very Good -. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. First Edition. leather very worn on both volumes, leather on spine of vol. II extremely worn.
Published by J, 1806
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
First Edition
HARDCOVER. Condition: VERY GOOD. 1st Edition. 1806. J. Nichols, London. 1806. Hard Cover. First. Volume 2 only. Book: Very Good, lovely modern binding, half leather bound, gilt titles on tan leather spine, gilt titles on brown spine, marbled boards. 8x5. 404pp. Marbled endpapers. The second in a series of three volumes bringing together short biographies and critical appraisals of 52 poets, mostly from the eighteenth century. It includes Congreve, Addison and Blackmore.
Published by J, 1806
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
First Edition
HARDCOVER. Condition: VERY GOOD. 1st Edition. 1806. J. Nichols, London. 1806. Hard Cover. First. Volume 3 only. Book: Very Good, lovely modern binding, half leather bound, gilt titles on tan leather spine, marbled boards. 8x5. 389pp. Marbled endpapers. The last in a series of three volumes bringing together short biographies and critical appraisals of 52 poets, mostly from the eighteenth century. It includes Swift, Pope and Gray.
Published by London: Methuen and Co., 1896
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Edition
First Edition. Good set in original gilt-blocked cloth with some wear and tear as with age. Remains well-preserved overall; bright and clean. Provenance; from the library of W.G.A. Edwards and Daukes with the owner's bookplates. Physical description; in three volumes. Subjects; English Poets. Biographies. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784). 1 Kg.
Published by London: Methuen and Co., 1896
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. Good set in original gilt-blocked cloth with some wear and tear as with age. Remains well-preserved overall; bright and clean. Provenance; from the library of W.G.A. Edwards and Daukes with the owner's bookplates. Physical description; in three volumes. Subjects; English Poets. Biographies. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784). 1 Kg.
Published by Three volumes. J. Nichols, London. 1806. First edition thus., 1806
Seller: Much Ado Books, Alfriston, SUSSE, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardback. Black and White frontis to volume 1. Fully bound in leather, with gilt decoration to spines. Very Good- (hinges weak or cracking). Oversize; Postage & Packing may cost extra.
Published by Benjamin Johnson, Philadelphia, 1803
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. First American Edition. Octavos, 2 volumes; VG; rebound in 20th century brown cloth, gilt lettering to spine; mild rubbing and discoloration to boards; name on title page of volme 1, name on third free endpaper of each volume; shelved above Korean war. 1312919. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Published by printed by C. Bathurst, J. Buckland Etc, London, 1783
First Edition
Full Calf. Condition: Good. New Edition Corrected. Complete in 4 volumes. Books measure 21x14.cm. Ex library '' Young Men's Christain Association, Broughty Ferry ''. Bound in full period tree calf, gilt tooling, leather labels. Bindings rubbed/worn, hinge joints cracked, but all boards attached. Internally, occasional library stamp. Pages in good condition. A good working set, in attractive period bindings. Size: 8vo.
Published by John Murray, London, 1854
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition thus, with notes "corrective and explanatory" by Peter Cunningham. Complete in three volumes. Octavos. xxxii, 395; xii, 456; viii, 444pp. Not illustrated. Bound without ads into half cloth and marbled papercovered boards with spine gilt. Spines a bit sunned, boards lightly rubbed and most corners worn through but still sharp, a bright, very good or better set.
Published by London: John Murray, 1854
Seller: Nighttown Books, South Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Three-Volume Set, bound by Riviere & Son in full blue polished calf with 6 spine compartments between 5 raised bands & extra gilt plant motifs to spine compartments, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, no names or other markings, rubbing to spine ends & hubs, slight shelf wear otherwise, an excellent set of the original Cunnigham edition of Johnson's Lives of the Poets; 3 8vos: (xxxii) 395 + (viii) 444 + (xii) 456pp indexed. Extra shipping charge REQUIRED for priority service or for delivery outside the United States for this heavy set (extra charge may be QUITE SUBSTANTIAL for non-domestic shipment).
Published by Bathurst et al., London, 1781
Seller: Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB, Salisbury, CT, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: needs rebinding. 1st Edition. Four 8vo vols, and first edition thus. Bound in old full calf, spine extant but in poor condition, covers badly scuffed, some detached, the rest loose, making this a REBINDING COPY. Signatures firmly bound. All old marbleized endpapers extant. Internals remarkably well-preserved, UNfoxed, making rebinding effort worthwhile.
Published by Charlestown [Mass.], Printed and Sold by James Etheridge, Jun'r,, 1810
First Edition
8vo. Iv, [2], 432, [2]; [4], 448 p. Two volumes. Two leaves of publisher's advertisements at the end of Vol. 1. Contemporary calf sprinkled in red and black. Flat spines gilt in panels with black lettering pieces. Boards detached, spine ends and corners worn. Endpapers browned and faint old water stain to head of first few leaves of Vol. 2. Early signature of Matilda Watts in both volumes. Preserved in a drop back box with two lettering pieces. A very early American edition with the books in their original bindings. This printing was preceded in America only by the partial edition of 1784 and the first full edition of 1803, both printed in Philadelphia. The 1784 edition is itself only known from a single, imperfect copy. Fleeman 79.4LP/23, the variant with only Etheridge's name in the imprint in Vol. 1. Not traced in ESTC.
Published by Privately Printed, London, 1781
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good-. First Edition. Hardcover; 4 volumes. FIRST EDITION, in four volumes. Full leather binding, brown. Five gilt bands. Front covers of volume 1 and 4 are detatched. Volume 2 is of a revised edition from 1783. Volumes 1, 3, and 4 bear red labels with black lettering on the spine. Volume 1 is missing its "I" label. Volume 2's "2" label is in gilt lettering directly to leather. Missing its title label. All spines heavily worn: rubbed and dry/cracking. Heavy edgewear and shelfwear to each volume, but not extensively so. heavily bumped corners. Headband of volume 1 is nearly detatched. Page ends dyed green. Top edges dusty/yellowing. The pages themselves are bright and clean. G-/--.
Published by Clarendon Press Oxford University Press, 2006, 2006
Seller: Rothwell & Dunworth (ABA, ILAB), Dulverton, United Kingdom
First Edition
1st edn 4th printing. 4 vols. Tall 8vo (9½ x 6¼ ins). Original gilt lettered blue cloth (near Fine), no dustwrappers. Pp. xvii + 440 [&] xv + 425 [&] xv + 467 [&] xv + 649, illus with b&w portrait frontispiece in vol I (no inscriptions).
Published by , Printed for C Bathurst and 36 others, London, 1781
First Edition
, Vol 1 frontispiece of Johnson. [All complete].4 matching volumes, the complete authorised first edition First edition , some rubbing, joints cracked but boards held, some title labels torn and missing, internally clean and tidy, some slight tanning, good condition , original tree calf, seven gilt bands, red and green leather labels, gilt titles 22 x 14cm Paperback ISBN:
Published by London: printed for C. Bathurst, J. Buckland, W. Strahan, J. Rivington and Sons [& 32 others in London], 1781, 1781
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
First Edition
First authorized edition. Originally published as prefaces to the expansive collection of English poetry which Johnson had edited, these essays are here collected and published as a work in their own right. This edition, also the first London edition, follows the unauthorized Dublin edition of 1780-81. "It was the simplest in style and expression of all his literary labours, the subject appealed to every man of letters in the three kingdoms, and it abounded in anecdote and in criticism. Much of the charm of The Lives of the Poets lies in the anecdotes and reminiscences which Johnson has embodied in them. He had passed many years of life in the company of men of letters, and his retentive memory preserved the criticisms and the facts which had fallen from their lips" (Courtney & Smith, pp. 129-32). Chapman & Hazen, p. 159; Courtney & Smith, pp. 141-2; ESTC T146734; Rothschild 1265. 4 volumes, octavo (211 x 125 mm). Mid-19th-century half roan, spines lettered and ruled in gilt, marbled sides, edges yellow, blue silk bookmarkers. Engraved portrait frontispiece after Joshua Reynolds in vol. I (in the state without the imprint; no priority). Vol. IV bound without the rear ad leaf and the spine label leaf. Early ownership inscription sometime erased from front pastedown of first volume; old typed cataloguing description loosely inserted. Spines sunned, marbled sides rubbed, edges worn, splits to front joint of vol. II and to most inner hinges, remaining sound, sporadic foxing and creasing of leaves, a couple of annotations in pen and pencil. A very good set.
Published by Printed for C. Bathurst, J. Buckland, W. Strahan, et al., London, 1781
Seller: Locus Solus Rare Books (ABAA, ILAB), Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First London edition thus titled. Four vols., 8vos, fronstispiece, vii, 480; iii, 471; [ii], 462; [ii], 505; contemporary tree calf with gilt spines and red leather labels. The frontispiece portrait of Johnson, engraved by Thomas Trotter after Joshua Reynolds, is in the state without the publisher's imprint. After the Dictionary, the Lives of the Poets is Johnson's most celebrated work and a major contribution to the development of English literary criticism. Courtney & SMith p. 141; Fleeman 79.4LP/5. A few corners gently creased; occasional marks; covers only slightly rubbed; a very nice set.
Published by Printed for C. Bathurst, J. Buckland, et al., London, 1781
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
First London edition with this title, engraved portrait without the imprint, wi9th p. 505 of ads in Vol. Iv. Frontispiece portrait by T. Trotter after Joshua Reynolds. Pp. vii, [1], 480; iii, [1],471; iii, [1], 462; iii, [1].503, [504-blank], 505 "Lately Published in Sixty-eight volumes An Elegant Edition of The English Poets". 4 vols. 8vo. Chapman & Hazen p. 159; Courtney Nichol Smith p. 141; Rothschild 1265 Bound in full near contemporary full tree calf, gilt spine with red and green leather title labels, yellow edges, in open-faced slipcase. Bookplate of G.D.L. Horsburgh. About fine Frontispiece portrait by T. Trotter after Joshua Reynolds. Pp. vii, [1], 480; iii, [1],471; iii, [1], 462; iii, [1].503, [504-blank], 505 "Lately Published in Sixty-eight volumes An Elegant Edition of The English Poets". 4 vols. 8vo First London edition with this title, engraved portrait without the imprint, wi9th p. 505 of ads in Vol. Iv.
First Edition
[JOHNSON, Samuel]. The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets; with Critical Observations on their Works. Four volumes. Bound in later 3/4 leather. London: Printed for C. Bathurst, 1781. First English edition. Courtney & Smith, pp. 141-142. With the rare "Additions and Corections." A very good set.
Published by London: Printed for C. Bathurst, J. Buckland, W. Strahan, J. Rivington and Sons [& 32 others in London], 1781, 1781
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
First Edition
First collected and separate edition, following publication in two series in 1779 and 1781 (together 10 volumes) as part of the 68-volume set of collected works of English poetry which Johnson edited. This copy is in a particularly handsome neoclassical binding. "It was the simplest in style and expression of all his literary labours, the subject appealed to every man of letters in the three kingdoms, and it abounded in anecdote and in criticism. Much of the charm of The Lives of the Poets lies in the anecdotes and reminiscences which Johnson has embodied in them. He had passed many years of life in the company of men of letters, and his retentive memory preserved the criticisms and the facts which had fallen from their lips" (Courtney & Smith, pp. 129-132). Chapman & Hazen, p. 159; Courtney & Smith, pp. 129ff; ESTC T146734; Rothschild 1265. 4 volumes, octavo (208 x 128 mm). Contemporary tree calf, neatly rebacked with the original spines laid down, twin red and black morocco labels, smooth spines richly gilt with Perseus profile to top compartment, cornucopia to third, and idealized Greek soldier to fifth, Greek key roll border to covers, marbled endpapers, yellow edges. Engraved portrait frontispiece after Joshua Reynolds to vol. I (with imprint, another state found without). Contemporary bookplate of John March to front pastedowns. Bound with terminal blank in vol. III and advertisement leaf in vol. IV, without terminal leaf of labels in vol. IV as usual. Slight staining to front cover of vol. III else bindings sharp, light staining to early leaves of vol. III and outer margin of vol. IV, sporadic light foxing. else contents clean, vol. II leaf S4 with slight chip to bottom fore corner. A very good copy.