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Verlag: Modern Library, New York, 1950
Anbieter: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, USA
Zustand: 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.
Verlag: J, 1909
Anbieter: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, Vereinigtes Königreich
HARDCOVER. Zustand: 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.
Verlag: The Heritage Press, New York, 1963
Anbieter: Brenner's Collectable Books ABAA, IOBA, Manasquan, NJ, USA
Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: 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.
Verlag: The Heritage Press [1963], New York, 1964
Anbieter: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: 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.
Verlag: John Murray, London, 1835
Anbieter: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, USA
1/4 Cloth. Zustand: Very Good+. A rather attractive, complete set of Croker's Second edition, Pottle 92. All volumes in Very Good+ or better condition, except volume five, showing beginning separation of spine, internally fine though. Bound in attractive red morocco, all edges gilt. Raised bands, gilt lettering and decoration on the spines. First volume showing bookplate from the libary of Oscar Benjamin Cintas, prominent sugar and railroad magnate and book collector who served as Cuba's ambassador to the United States from 1932 until 1934; Often praised as the greatest biography written in English, Boswell's famous work covers Samuel Johnson, (1709 -1784), English poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer; Small 8vo.
Verlag: William Pickering and Talboys and Wheeler, Oxford, 1826
Anbieter: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Good+. First edition thus. 4 vol. 8vo. [5], vi-xix, [2], 2-394, [2]; [5], 4-416; [5], 2-395, [1]; [7], vi-xi, [2], 2-428 pp. Full contemporary calf (tree calf on volumes three and four), the spines have been rebacked in period style, twin gilt borders on each board, spines in six compartments with two morocco labels (one red and one black), gilt lettering and decorations on the spine; all edges marbled. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Volumes one and two illustrated with a frontispiece, volume three with the folding "Round Robin" facsimile plate, volume four with a folding plate, a facsimile of Dr. Johnson's letter. Bookseller's ticket of Hugh Hopkins in Glasgow in each volume. Kelly 1826.2. Keynes 54. Pottle 90. Edited by Francis Pearson Walesby. A beautifully produced edition of the landmark biography and history of the man of letters. The boards quite rubbed and worn, especially volumes one and two, a few gutters with tape ghosts.
Verlag: John Murray, Albemarle Street, London, 1835
Anbieter: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Later edition. 10 vol. Small 8vo. [5], vi-xxiv, [2], 3-325, [3]; [5], vi-viii, [1], 2-344, [2]; [5], vi-ix, [2], 2-323, [3]; [5], vi-xii, [1], 2-343, [1]; [5], vi-viii, [1], 2-341, [3]; [5], vi-viii, [1], 2-342, [2]; [5], vi-viii, [1], 2-381, [3]; [5], vi-xi, [2], 2-431, [3]; [5], vi-xv, [2], 2-335, [3]; [5], vi-xii, [1], 2-376, [2] pp. Late nineteenth-century half polished calf over pink cloth, spines in six compartments (spines unpolished), lettered and tooled in gilt; all edges gilt. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Beautifully bound by Riviere & Son. Each volume illustrated by a frontispiece and vignette engraved title page, volume three with a fold-out map of Scotland and the Hebrides. Volume six contains the fold-out Round Robin facsimile of Johnson's hand-writing (to which there is a tiny hairline split, not affecting the legibility of the fold-out plate). Oxford DNB, Pat Rogers, "Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784)". Pottle 92. The second Croker edition, with little change to the text except for "the notes and Johnsoniana" (Pottle 182). Pottle notes that the last two volumes in the set are extremely useful , with some material never having been before published. Pottle also calls this "the first illustrated edition" (Pottle, 183). A stunning set of Boswell's magnum opus, a monumental and early English biography. Samuel Johnson, most famous for compiling the English dictionary that would replace the Bailey dictionary (and would later become the dictionary that Noah Webster would consult) is a legendary author and man of letters. Here, his biographer and diarist, James Boswell, relates his life, work, and correspondences in the ten volumes. The final two volumes include the anecdotes about Johnson from his contemporaries. A principal work in English biographical literature, housed in a lovely binding. A Near Fine set with a few hints of wear to the extremities, overall bright and beautiful.
Verlag: George Bell and Sons, London, 1884
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. None (illustrator). A four volume set of The Life of Samuel Johnson by Boswell, edited by Alexander Napier. 4 Volumes, complete. Dr Samuel Johnson, 1709 1784, was an English author. Beginning as a Grub Street journalist, he made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, novelist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. Johnson was a devout Anglican and political conservative. Samuel Johnson is probably most famous for his dictionary. James Boswell, 1740 1795, was a lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh, Scotland; he is best known for his biography of Samuel Johnson. His name has passed into the English language as a term (Boswell, Boswellian, Boswellism) for a constant companion and observer. In cloth binding with gilt lettering. Externally smart. Some wear to the extremities, including bumping and discolouration. Volume 3 has a closed tear to the spine and marks to the front board. There are watermarks to the plates. Volume 3 has several pages unopened to the rear. There are institutional labels to the front pastedown, and institutional ink stamps to the verso of the title page, and the final page of text in each volume. The hinges are strained, but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean. with the occasional spot and handling marks. Very Good. book.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, 1967
Anbieter: Munster & Company LLC, ABAA/ILAB, Corvallis, OR, USA
Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: 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.