Boswell, James. 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. In Three Volumes (3 volumes). John Chambers; John Ershaw; Robert Rhames, Dublin, 1792.

Price: US$250.00 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: 536; 605; 573pp. Octavo [22 cm] in contemporary brown marbled calf with gilt-stamped red and black morocco spine labels, gilt ruling to spine, all edges speckled blue, with brown topstain. Fair condition only. Front board of Volume I completely detached (but present); Vol II split through at spine and textblock, dividing the book into two wholly unattached portions; the spine of Vol. II is also split through in another place, but the division does not continue through to the textblock; the spine of Vol. III is also cracked through, with textblock holding. Rubbing and moderate wear to boards, spines flaking, corners exposed, joints cracked (but holding, excepting front joint of Vol I); contemporary ink name to title page of each volume, dark dampstain to textblock top of Vol. II does not bleed into margins, text is unmarked. Both folding plates present and crisp: "Round Robin." Vol. II; "Facsimiles of Dr. Johnson's Handwriting," Vol. III, both bound mid-text. The second edition of the famous biography (first published in 1791), predating the second London edition of 1792.

Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.

BOSWELL, James.. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.. Printed by John Chambers, Dublin, 1792.

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Description: 3 vols. Folding ms. facsimile plate and Round Robin plate bound in at rear of Vol. III; the Round Robin plate is defective--lacking the half beyond the fold. 8vo, old quarter morocco over marbled boards. First Dublin edition. Title page lacking in Vol. II and old stamp roughly effaced from the first leaf of text in that volume affecting some letters. At best a good set; bookplates roughly scraped off; some endsheets lacking; bindings extremely worn although still sound.

Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.

Boswell, James. 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. [3 Volume Set]. John Chambers, Dublin, 1792.

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Condition: Good

Description: Hardbacks, full calf, gilt title to spine labels. Recent replacement spines in calf. 3 volume set. xxxiv, 536pp; 605pp; 573pp. Complete with 'Round Robin' and handwriting facsimile plates. 2nd edition 1792. Previous owners' library labels to front pastedown in all three vols. Previous owner's written details and repair to all three title pages. Occasional foxing/soiling to contents, but generally clean. A pleasing set. A heavy set, additional postage may be required for orders outside the UK. (r11)

Seller: Besleys Books PBFA, Diss, United Kingdom

Boswell, James. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LLD comprehending An Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; A Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; (in Three volumes). John Chambers for R. Cross et al, Dublin, 1792.

Price: US$750.00 + shipping

Description: xxxiv,536;605;573 Pp. 2 fldg plates; "Round Robin'' - vol.II & facsimile of Dr. Johnson's handwriting - vol.III Contemporary book plate all 3 vols (title cnt'd)- 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 All three volumes have been rebacked with new spines. Title page in vol.I has been repaired in 3 spots. Calf scuffed & worn to edges, sl. Offsetting to endpapers. Interiors very good. All 3 vols. Mottled calf with raised bands to spine

Seller: Schooner Books Ltd.(ABAC/ALAC), Halifax, NS, Canada

Boswell, James.. 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.In Three Volumes.. Dublin: Printed by John Chambers, For R. Cross, W. Wilson, P. Byrne, A. Grueber, J. Moore, J. Jones, W. McKenzie, W. Jones, R. McAllister, R. White, J. Rice, and G. Draper; Volume II Printed by John Ershaw; Volume III Printed by Robert Rhames, 1792., 1792.

Price: US$950.00 + shipping

Description: Boswell's Life of Johnson remains the most famous biography in any language, one of Western literature's most germinal achievements: unprecedented in its time in its depth of research and its extensive use of private correspondence and recorded conversation, it sought to dramatize its subject in his authorial greatness.to the task of life writing, Boswell brought his forensic and evidence-sifting habits from his Edinburgh legal training.But though [Boswell's work] has delighted many.it remains.as controversial as it is famous. It has been attacked [by]. some Johnsonian scholars.Nonetheless, later scholarship has properly supplemented but never supplanted Life's basic vision, and has drawn upon Boswell's work as a central source even in those challenges to aspects of its representation" (Oxford DNB). Three volumes, octavo. iv-xxxiv, 536; [2], 605; [2], 573 pp. Two folding plates in volume three, one of which is a facsimile "Round Robin" with signatures and the second being a facsimile of Johnson's handwriting. Contemporary calf with red and green morocco spine labels lettered and ruled in gilt. Binding extremities lightly rubbed, back joint of Vol. I cracked, but sound. Light foxing, toning, chips, and creasing to some pages in all volumes in addition to occasional minor stains. Faded contemporary ink annotations on front flyleaf of Volume I. Faded contemporary ink signature on title pages of Volumes I, II and III. A very good copy in a handsome binding. First Dublin edition. The first English edition was published in 1791

Seller: Michael R. Thompson Books, A.B.A.A., Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.

BOSWELL, James.. 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. In three volumes.. Dublin. Printed John Chambers et al, 1792.

Price: US$1138.72 + shipping

Description: 8vo. Contemporary calf, vol.1. rebacked. xxxiv,536;601,573pp. Some foxing at the extremities and the corners of the boards a little worn. Bookplates on front pastedowns of vols 2 & 3 with name scratched out. Folding plate Round Robin addressed to Samuel Johnson L.L.D. with Facsimiles of the Signatures. First Dublin edition & the second printing, preceding the 2nd London edition of this famous work.

Seller: The Antique Bookshop & Curios (ANZAAB), Crows Nest, NSW, Australia