Johnson Samuel as Dr Johnson (3 results)
Language: English
Published by Suttaby, Evans, & Fox, 1823
- Hardcover
Seller: The Book Bin, Salem, OR, U.S.A.The Book Bin
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. Contemporary leather with gilt titling and elaborate decoration at spine, with heavy shelf-wear and edgewear, frayed corners. Hinges cracked, rendering the boards' connection to the pages delicate and exposing the thread binding; binding is tight through textblock. Staining to frontispiece, foxing throughout, text else unmarked. …
Published by 29 November Hatton near Warwick, 1820
- Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Seller: Richard M. Ford Ltd, London, United KingdomRichard M. Ford Ltd
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Add to basketAn almost miraculously legible example of Parr's normally atrocious hand. (His entry in the Oxford DNB states that 'Parr was flogged only once at Harrow, for bad handwriting, and to no effect. His writing remained atrocious all his life, so much so that on an occasion when he wrote to ask for 'two lobsters' his friend read the words as "two eggs".') On one side of blank card. In envelope with indistinguishable seal in red wax, addressed by Parr to 'Keeling Greenway Esqr / Mayor of Warwick'. Reads: 'Dr Parr presents his respectful Compliments to the Mayor of Warwick & would have been happy to do himself the honour of dining with him on Tuesday the fifth of December, if he had not been previously engaged for that Day at Guy's Cliff - / Hatton Novr. 29th. / 1820.' See image.…
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 Near Half a Century During Which He Flourished [Five (5) Volumes Complete]
Boswell, James [Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 - 13 December 1784), often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer].
Published by Published by J. Richardson and Co., London . 1821., 1821
- Hardcover
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United KingdomLittle Stour Books PBFA Member
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Add to basketUniform matching hard back binding in contemporary full calf, blocked and lettered gilt titles over deep maroon morocco labels. 18mo. 6½'' x 4¼''. Contains engraved portrait frontispiece and 2 folding plates. Study | reference | rebinding set with rear board detached to volume 5, front board loose to volume 1, rubbing to covers. Member of the P.B.F.A. NINETEENTH CENTURY.…
