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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

London: Printed by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, 1791-93. First Edition, First Issue of Boswell's Life Of Johnson Together With The Excessively Rare 'The Principal Corrections and Additions' Bound in at the End of Volume Two BOSWELL, James. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Comprehending an Account of his Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1835. Joints of two volumes somewhat rubbed, else fine and bright. Ten volumes, small 8vo. Illustrated with engravings, facsimiles in Johnson's hand, engraved frontispieces and extra title page engraved. Bound by Bayntun in full tan morocco with marbled endpapers, a.e.g., the spines with gilt titles and gilt strap work in the panels, strap work rules… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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 … Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

4 volumes. Includes the facsimile handwriting and Round Robin folding plates. Neat ink name and reference[?] number on front paste-downs; notes on verso of rear end papers in 2 volumes. Considered by some to be the greatest biography in the English language, Contains ",,, a few notes and corrections; ... as well as some additional particulars that may be found… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

New York: The Modern Library, No date. subsequent. Very Good. A Modern Library Giant. Complete and unabridged with notes. With an introduction by Herbert Askwith. No jacket. Blue cloth over boards with device on front and title iinside label on spine. Rear panel is a bit loose, but fully holding. The interior is lightly toned, but otherwise clean… Read more about this item

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.… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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.… Read more about this item

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: John Murray. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1831. First Edition. First Printing. Leather. First edition thus. Bound in half brown calf over brown linen boards, spine in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering and borders in three compartments, gilt borders in remainder and on covers, t.e.g., light brown endpapers. … Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item