The Works of Samuel Johnson LL.D. by JOHNSON, SAMUEL - 1823

W Baynes and Son ; J Christie ; J Richardson ; T Setchell ; W Sior ; T Crawford ; W Clark ; C Taylor ; J Goodwin ; Black and Co. ; J Harris ; T Bigg ; J Bumpus ; Tolboys, Oxford ;Thorp, Cambridge ; Barrett, Bath, 1824. New Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 428 pages (complete). A suitably scruffy copy. This volume includes Johnson's essays of the lives of: "Cowley", "Denham", "Milton", "Butler", "Rochester", "Roscommon", "Otway", "Waller", "Pomfret", "Dorset", "Stepney", "J. Philips", "Walsh", "Dryden". Half-leather. The spine has been repaired with a leather strip. The leather corners are worn, scuffed but are placid. The marbled boards are scuffed, marked. These too are much worn and marked. They are benign. The contents have, as to be expected, age-related marks. Otherwise, they are tight, clean, clear, very confident, most reassuring and… Read More

London: J. Johnson and Others, 1806. odd volume, hinges damages, boards almost off, text block tight but heavily foxed throughout. Contains The Idler, 336 pages.. New Edition. Full-Leather. Fair/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Dublin: Printed for Luke White, 1793. New Edition. Leather. Very Good -. This is volume 3 (of 6). Includes an Essay on His Life and Genius, by Arthur Murphy, Esq. Full tree calf leather with original leather spine labels. Spine chipped (heavily) at head & tail - also has tape on lower half. viii, 547pp. Full refund if not satisfied.

New.

Nabu Press, 2010-03-09. Paperback. Good.

Paperback / softback. New.

William P.Nimmo, 1877. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1877. No Edition Remarks. 608 pages. Half bound brown leather with marbled paper covered boards. Black and white illustrations throughout. Slight cracking to hinges and gutters causing boards and binding to be loose. However, boards and pages throughout remain attached. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Water staining to some pages, text remains unaffected. Pencil inscription and tear to ffep. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Chipping to leather to spine and edges. Water stain to rear board. Paper worn away to front board.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.