Samuel Johnson Edited Introduction (10 results)

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 576 pages. 7.25x4.75x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. xl + 594 pages. Black background soft covers with light/moderate wear to soft covers o/w covers are very clean, Very clean pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Spine Shows Very Slightest Of Fraying At Top And Slightest Of Fraying/Denting To Base. Boards And All Pages Tightly Bound And Clean. Board Corners Very Slightly Frayed And Title Box Upon Upper Spine Shows Slightest Of Fraying At Edges. Photo Supplied By Site Not Seller And Will Not Represent Actual Copy. Mail Us For Pics.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1950 edition published by "The Book Society (New York)". Some slight shelf wear to cover. Handsome buckram (almost leather like feel) cover on this hardback. Black cover with tan spine with detailed black and gold "banded look" spine. Some browning of page edges, but interior is clean. Nice collectible edition from THE BOOK SOCIETY. (PM) "B"oswell.…

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket, as Issued. First Edition Thus. Penguin Cat. No. EL33. ***First impression of the first Penguin English Library edition. Edited with a special Introduction by Patrick Cruttwell. This is the true first UK edition of this selection. A paperback original. ***Very good in colour-illustrated wrappers. Just a few marks and light edge creasing commensurate with age and handling. [see scans] Covers bright and clean, although the head and tail of the spine is slightly scuffed. No reading creases to the spine. No fading. Interior pages unmarked. Paper slightly tanned. No inscriptions. ***571 pages plus publisher's adverts to the rear. 180mm x 111mm. ***'This volume includes generous selections not only from Samuel Johnson's major works, such as the Dictionary, the edition of Shakespeare, and the Lives of the Poets, but also from his less-known journalistic writings and his letters and private prayers. Grouped around the major periods of the great Doctor's life, the selection adds up to a portrait of one of the most remarkable - and attractive - of all English men of letters.' (Quote from rear wrapper blurb). ***First impression of the first edition of the Penguin English Library edition of the writings of Samuel Johnson, edited with an introduction and notes by Patrick Cruttwell. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. …

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 108 pages. 8.90x8.40x0.30 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Pages clean and bright, includes original slipcase with light shelf wear. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Paperback 1978. SPINE IS CREASED. MARGINS OF THE TEXT HAVE A LITTLE PENCIL ANNOTATION. Clean & tight book. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref 536.3.

Condition: Very Good. Small 8vo., pp.xxxv,115,(ii), black hardcover, gilt, foxing to all edges, partial toning to free endpapers, else very good, in unclipped dust-jacket, which is foxed, with toning to spine, complete and otherwise very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dark green cloth backed hardback book, with beautiful design throughout the cover, and gilt title in nice leather box at top section of the spine. The book is in excellent condition, hardly used or read. Normal wear and marks apply consistent with use and age. 412 pages all intact, all pages, text, maps and gorgeous illustrations are in fabulous order. Set in Monotype Garamond, by Speedspools, Edinburgh. Printed and bound in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner Ltd, Frome on Hebrides Antique Laid Paper, with aquatints by William Daniell, lithographed on Fineblade Smooth Cartridge. Bound in full cloth printed with an engraving of Arros Castle, Isle of Mull. Another wonderful book from The Folio Society.…