Life Samuel Johnson by Boswell James, First Edition (206 results)

paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. Ships same or next business day. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Fourth Printing. Cover browning with age, and has store sticker on front. Pgs clean, tight and tanning with age. Signed by owner on front inside cover. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex Libris.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. While Samuel Johnson's dictionary remains a monument of scholarship and his essays and criticism command continuing respect, we owe our knowledge of the man himself to James Boswell's biography. Through a series of detailed anecdotes, Johnson emerges as a sociable figure with a huge appetite for life, crossing swords with other great 18th-century luminaries, from Garrick and Goldsmith to Burney and Burke - even his long-suffering friend and disciple, James Boswell himself. Yet Johnson had a vulnerable, even tragic, side and anxieties and obsessions haunted his private hours. Notoriously and self-confessedly intemperate, Boswell shared with Johnson a huge appetite for life and threw equal energy into recording its every aspect in minute but telling detail. This irrepressible Scotsman was 'always studying human nature and making experiments', and the marvelously vivacious Journals he wrote daily furnished him with first-rate material when he came to write his biography. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good -. Ernest H. Shepard (illustrator). 1st Edition. Blue stamped cloth. Hard to find dust jacket with some edge wear. Contents clean and tight with no marks or inscriptions.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good-. First Thus. Good+/Good-. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Jacket quite worn.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 5 X 7.25 inches, 559 pages Blue cloth hardcover with gilt type. #282. Withdrawn library copy with stickers on DJ and stamps on end pages. Internal pages all clean except for one stamp. GOOD. Price clipped DJ is mylar protected GOOD. Solid square binding.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1Vol. 8vo Black and white illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard Pp. [xx], 609 Original brown cloth, endpaper at back a map. Waterstain on spine and upper cover not affecting contents, some rubbing and discoloration of cloth, otherwise a very good reading copy.

Paperback in Very Good condition. Not Inscribed but having the remains of the previous owners stamp to inside front cover. 997 Pages. Introduction by Dr Angus Calder. The 22 year old James Boswell first met Johnson, who was then aged 54 in 1763. Nine years later he wrote in his journal of his ' constant plan to write the life of Mr Johnson '. Boswell was tireless in his search for authenticated proof, and his training as a lawyer helped him sift the evidence of friends and to operate forensically on Johnson himself. Boswell drew him out as no one else could, and although three-quarters of the book concerns the last twenty years of Johnson's life, his skill in constructing the early years is remarkable. The text of this complete and unabridged edition is that of the 1791 first edition, and remains, by common consent the greatest biography in the English language. Johnson's centrality in 18th century letters is established not only by Boswell's record of his life and conversation, but also by the success of the work in placing him in a literary and cultural context. James Boswell ( 1740 - 95) was educated at Edinburgh and Glasgow universities as a lawyer. He moved to London in 1760 and was by turns a libertine and a Puritan. Introduced by his friends Sheridan and Garrick, Boswell met Johnson in 1763, and discovered a life's calling.

Hardback. Condition: Good/Acceptabe. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Following on from the title "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. No Dust Jacket, decorative boards with leather strip down spine, tears on edges of spine, rubbed edges, covers loose, from the book acceptable outer condition. otherwise internally, clean tight copy in good condition, 360pp Printed 1824 for Thomas Tegg; W.Sharpe and Son; G Offor; G and J Robinson; J Evans and Co; also R.Griffin and Co and J Cumming. Book#100680.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. dark blue blind-stamped cloth, no dust-jacket. 665 pages. Index. Illustrated with 55 drawings and map end-papers by Ernest H. Shepard. Edited and abridged by F.V. Morley. Stated first edition. The best abridgment of thee classics to date. No previous ownership marks. No previous ownership marks. paper cracked on inner front hinge, not affecting integrity, and spine lettering quite dulled. A clean, square, tight and unmarked copy. Remnants of tattered jacket laid-in loose. Good+.

Hardcover. First "Great Books" Edition. Hardcover, (blue cloth), #44 in the "Great Books of the Western World" series. 8vo.,618pp. Tight. Near Fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. First Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good+. Jacket Condition: No Jacket. Harcourt, Brace & company, New York, NY 1930. First Edition. 1st Printing. 665 pages. Moderate general wear. Size: 8.1 x 5.7 x 1.9. Biography Books on Books::Books on Authors History::Britain 6538.

Condition: GOOD. 1952. First edition (stated). Green Cloth hardcover with gilt lettering. Pictorial Dust Jacket now protected in BRODART clear plastic cover. 559pp. Index. Decorative endpapers. GOOD/GOOD. Pages clean. Binding sound. Dust Jacket has minor edgewear with small tears. Notes in pencil to rear endpages. Price clip.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition (Unstated); Second Printing. 20 X 20 X 20 inches; 646 pages; Foxing to the exterior edge of pages only. Stain to edge of pages due to a spill. Otherwise in great condition. No writing or noteworthy blemishes. ; - We're committed to your satisfaction. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London, 1916. Hardcover. First edition thus, seventh impression. Everyman's Library Edition. Grey cloth. Gilt lettering and gilt decoration to spine. Blind stamped publisher's device to upper board. Top edges decoratively stained grey. Pictorial pastedowns and endpapers. No dustjacket. Top and bottom edge of upper board and bottom edge of lower board uneven. Boards slightly soiled. Decorative staining dulled. Fore edge of page 607 lightly creased. Area of loss approximately 1 cm by 3 cm to fore edge of page 609. Text unaffected. Area of loss apprximately1 cm by 1.5 cm to fore edge of page 611. Overall, the book is in a good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st. (USA) Presumed 1st edition with the original price of $1.65 to front flap. Owner's name to title page, no other markings, Very Good in unclipped Good only dust jacket with some loss to head and foot of spine. DJ is in mylar sleeve. Red cloth, xvi, 559pp, index. no illus. This abridgement follows the text of the edition by George Birkbeck Hill, , revised and enlarged by L.F. Powell in 6 volumes, published by the Oxford University Press from 1934 to 1950. (1.5 JM 0424 Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition Thus. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Vol. 10; 452 pages; Dark red cloth hard covers with gold lettering on spine. Spine is straight, binding tight. Pages are clean with light aging. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition Thus. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Vol. 11; 452 pages; Dark red cloth with gold lettering on spine. Spine is straight, binding tight. Pages are clean with light aging. No dust jacket.

CLOTH. Condition: FAIR-. FIRST EDITION THUS. 580 PAGES. SUBSTANTIAL DAMPSTAIN FIRST 20 PAGES, MUCH LESS SIGNIFICANT THEREAFTER. BACK COVER LOOSE. FRONT COVER STARTING. TEXT SOLID. Size: OCTAVO.

Condition: Good. 1961. First Edition Thus. 637 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Condition: New. 1992. 01st Edition. Hardcover. A group portrait of a brilliant circle, at the centre of which Boswell captures the powerful, troubled and witty figure of Samuel Johnson. The book is also an intimate picture of domestic life, which mingles the greatest talkers of a talkative age with the hero's humbler friends. Num Pages: 1281 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; BG; DCF; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 136 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1126. . . . . .

Half-Leather. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Volume 1 only. Half leater binding in very good condition. Text block tight and complete. No marks save a previous owner's signature on the front free end paper.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Thus. First Thus. Not price-clipped ($2.45 price intact). Published by The Modern Library, 1952. Octavo. Dark blue boards stamped in gold. Modern Library style #10. Book is very good; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Light spotting to page ends and previous owner name to flyleaf. Dust jacket is very good with light shelf wear and nicks. 559 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!.

1st edition. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; viii, 504 p. ; facsims., port. (frontis.) 18 cm. Subjects; Johnson, Samuel 1709-1784 Biography. Authors, English 18th century ; Biography. English literature. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Poor copy with wear and tear. Text remains clear and unblemished. Physical description; 1 v. : ill. ; 18 cm. Subject; Johnson, Samuel 1709-1784. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition thus. Small quarto. 618pp. Spine faintly toned else fine. Great Books of the Western World, edited by Robert Maynard Hutchins, Number 44.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition thus. Preface by Clement K Shorter. 433pp. Illustrated. Maroon cloth stamped in gilt, topedge gilt. Small stamp on front endpaper, a few plates and protective tissue with modest offsetting, corners and spine ends fraying with small tears, spine slightly worn, about very good. Volume one only of a three-volume set. One of 2000 copies.

1st printing. One of the great English biographies. Bright tight clean unread copy of PB 1st. 524 pp, index. Fine unmarked, no spine creases. MM paperback in glossy color illus wraps.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st thus with one stamp. Without inscription in not price clipped dust jacket, which is now protected by a removable transparent wrapper.

1st edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 618 pp.; 25 cm. Subjects; Johnson, Samuel 1709-1784. Biography. Lexicographers Great Britain. Intellectuals. 1 Kg.