Price: US$235.16 + shipping
Description: Ninth revised and augmented edition: four books octavo, in two volumes; hardcover; quarter-bound in full-calf with marbled boards, with gilt titles on black morocco labels between blind rules; 1900pp. [(1-4pp.); i-xxxvipp.; 1-444pp.; (1-4pp.); 1-462pp.; (1-4pp.); 1-446pp.; (1-4pp.); 1-495pp.; 1 blank], with an engraved frontispiece and two engraved folding plates. Rebound: spines sunned; text block edges toned with some spots; previous owner's contemporary ink inscriptions to the second and third title pages; scattered foxing throughout; bookbinder's bookplates to the rear pastedown of each volume. Very good. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight.
Seller: lamdha books, Wentworth Falls, NSW, Australia
Price: US$4000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 4 Volumes. Pp. [36, 441; 462; 446; 495. Unique edition, extra illustrated with relevant engravings from various sources, tissue-uarded frontispiece in each volume, 200 illustrations in all (includes 18 mostly hand-coloured plates, and 2 folding facsimiles), all inserted at appropriate spots. Full russet coloured smooth calf, gilt stamped illustration of Johnson in the upper corners of both front and rear covers with gilt facsimile signature in the bottom corners, triple ruled, 5 raised bands, ornate gilt to spine panels, leather spine labels, top edge gilt, others deckled, gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers. Bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, London. Volume 1 has a bit of staining to the leather of the rear panel, otherwise all volumes are in near fine condition, all individually housed in very good linen clamshell boxes with gilt-stamped leather spines. A near fine, unique set. Size: Octavo
Seller: Contact Editions, ABAC, ILAB, Toronto, ON, Canada