Life Of Samuel Johnson

London: Printed by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, 1791. First edition. Two volumes. First state with "gve" p.135:10 in first volume. Engraved portrait of Johnson after Sir Joshua Reynolds in Volume I and two engraved plates in Volume II, as called for (facing pp. 92 and "588"). Quarto (4to), full-leather sympathetically recased with original contemporaneous mottled calf laid down,… Read more about this item

London: Printed for J. Buckland [et al], 1787.. Second edition, 8vo, (iv), 605 (15) pp. Recent owner's inscription to fly leaf, leaf F4 lacking and reproduced in facsimile. Contemporary tree calf, rebacked retaining the original backstrip. An overlooked early biography of Johnson, first published in the same year and preceding Boswell by four years.

New York: The Modern Library. Early Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5 X 7 1/4 Inches. 559 PP. Circa 1960 reprint with original price of $1.95 intact on front flap. Black pencil price on the FFEP. Light wear to DJ edges. A very attractive copy overall. Dust jacket artwork by Fritz Kredel.

London: Printed for Charles Dilly, 1791. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition. One of the most influential books of the 18th century and onwards which had an influence over the whole genre of biography. This copy has the uncorrected "gve" for "give" on p.135. The portrait frontis after Reynolds in volume 1, and the… Read more about this item

Dublin: printed by Chambers for Messrs. Chamberlain, Colles [et al.], 1787. First Dublin edition; 8vo, pp. [2], 533, [1], 5, [18] index; uncut; recent quarter green morocco over marbled boards, front free endpaper excised, mild dampstain at the top margin of the final 20 leaves; otherwise, a fine-looking copy. Said Boswell, "Indeed it is very necessary to keep in… Read more about this item

New York & Garden City, NY: Printed for Gabriel Wells by Doubleday, Page and Co., 1922. Ten vols. 8vo. lxx, 249, [1]; xxv, [1], 301, [1]; xxi, [1], 286; xxi, [1], 295, [1]; xxv, [1], 289, [1]; xix, [1], 287, [1]; xxvii, [1], 289, [1]; xxi, [1], 337, [1]; xxix, [1], 280; xxxiii, [1], 278 pp. Photogravure-illust. titles in… Read more about this item

Dublin: printed by Chambers for Messrs. Chamberlain, Colles [et al.], 1787. 8vo, pp. [2], 535, [19]; full contemporary calf neatly rebacked; very good, sound copy. Said Boswell, "Indeed it is very necessary to keep in mind that Sir John Hawkins has unaccountably viewed Johnson's character and conduct in almost every particular, with an unhappy prejudice ... There are, however,… Read more about this item

London: Curwen Press for the Limited Editions Club, 1938. One of 1500 numbered copies. 3 vols. 8vo. Brown cloth, red leather spine labels. Spines a little faded, else nice set. One of 1500 numbered copies. 3 vols. 8vo.

Littlehampton Book Services Ltd, 1949-11-30. hardcover. Very Good. 20x20x20. Dust Jacket is faded on the spine. Dedication to inner front cover. Pages have no notes or highlighting. The cover and spine have some minor wear.

Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

UsedVeryGood. Minor shelf wear

UsedLikeNew. Remainder mark

Heron Books. N.D. (c1970). 8vo. In dec leatherette cover, ex cond. Introduction by Colin Bell, frontis. In the series "Books That Changed Man's Thinking".

Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Mint Editions. New. Special order direct from the distributor

New. In shrink wrap.

Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Random House, 1967. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New. .

The Folio Society. Used - Very Good. Two volume set in slipcase.