London: Macmillan and Co. 1902. 8vo, pp. viii, 230, [2]; jacket, t.e.g., slightly soiled, red lettering on spine faded, small fold near top edge on back cover, some brown spotting on paste-downs and free endpapers, hinges slightly cracked; else very good. More
New York: Random House, [c1978]. First American edition, 8vo, pp. ix, [1], 421; 34 photographic illus on rectos and versos of 8 plates; a fine, unread copy in very good dust jacket. More
London: W. Pickering; Edinburgh: G.A. Douglas, 1833. One hundred copies printed, 4to, pp. xii, [44]; contemporary red roan-backed boards, gilt lettering on spine; some spotting of the text, especially at the back, old boards rubbed, worn, and soiled, but the binding is sound. A reprint of the very rare and... More
London: Duckworth & Co. [1910]. 8vo, near fine sound copy in original blue cloth binding, gilt lettered, decorative stamp on both covers, slight wear, mild foxing throughout. First and second series. complete. More
London: Arthur H. Humphreys, 1912. First edition, square 16mo, pp. vii, [1], 83, [1]; three-quarter green levant over green linen sides by Bayntun, spine in 6 compartments, gilt-lettered in 3, t.e.g.; 6 mounted reproductions of engravings printed in sepia; fine copy. In addition to the title essay, the book contains... More
Cambridge: The Minority Press; Gordon Fraser at St. John's College, 1930. First edition, "Minority Pamphlet No. 5" in the publisher's series; 8vo. pp. 15, [16]; original tan wrappers printed in green, some wear and browning to extremities, the wrapper detached. The author's first book, a short essay on American censorship. More
Chicago & London: Univ. of Chicago Pres, [1979]. First edition thus, 4 vols., 8vo, orig. terracotta cloth, gilt lettering on spine; fine. With Introductions by Stanley N. Katz, A. W. Brian Simpson, John H. Langbein, and Thomas A. Green. More
London: for A. Strahan, T. Cadell, and W. Creech, in Edinburgh, 1783. First edition, 2 volumes, 4to, pp. viii, 496; [4], 550, [17] index; engraved frontispiece portrait; full contemporary calf, neatly rebacked in red and black morocco labels on gilt-decorated spines; some foxing, very good and sound. Hugh Blair (1718-1800)... More
Philadelphia: printed and sold by Robert Aitken, 1784. First American edition, 4to, pp. viii, 454, [12] index; full contemporary sheep with an early, primitive American rebacking in sheep, also with early resewing; old red morocco label showing through; the whole rubbed and worn, the sheep used in the rebacking is... More
London: for A. Strahan, T. Cadell, and W. Creech, in Edinburgh, 1787. 3 volumes, 8vo, engraved frontispiece portrait in vol. 1; full contemporary calf, red morocco labels and green morocco numbering pieces on spines; minor wear but a very nice set. Hugh Blair (1718-1800) the famed Scots divine and professor... More
Lambeth: printed by Wm. Blake, 1793: [i.e. Paris: Trianon Press, 1976.]. Edition limited to 538 copies, this one of 480 bound in quarter morocco; 4to, pp. [18]; 5 hand-stenciled collotype illustrations; commentary and bibliographical history by Geoffrey Keynes; fine copy in publisher's slipcase. More
[London & New York: Victor Gollancz [and] Payson and Clarke Ltd. 1928]. Edition limited to 1700 copies, this copy no. 672; slim 4to, pp. [18] printed on rectos only; original black cloth lettered in gilt on spine (faded and rubbed at extremities). Reproduced from a copy in the British Museum. More
London: Scholartis Press, 1927. First edition, one of 75 copies numbered and signed by Lindsay and printed on handmade paper, small 4to, pp. xxiv, 85, [1]; tan and green cloth, gilt title direct on spine, t.e.g., ex-Clare College Library, with their stamps on pastedown and title page, label and faint... More
Harper Woods, MI: Adagio Press, 1982. Edition limited to approximately 200 copies signed by Bahr (this, no. 16), 8vo, pp. [32]; printed in red, black and blue; fine copy in original brown printed wrappers, publisher's mailing envelope with this title printed on the address panel. Original prospectus laid in. More
New York: Orion Press, 1967. 8vo, unpaginated; 55 color facsimiles with printed poem on facing page, text printed in black and brown; original blue cloth, gilt spine, in matching pictorial slip case; book spine and gilt toned, slip case a bit soiled; previous owner's ink signature on front free endpaper... More
London: Oxford University Press, 1925. 8vo, pp. lvi, 453, [1]; portrait frontispiece, 15 plates; original blue cloth, upper cover and spine stamped in gilt; bookplates on both pastedowns; about fine. More
London: Reeves & Turner, 1892. First edition, square 8vo, pp. xi, [1], 125, [1]; original terracotta buckram lettered in gilt on spine and upper cover; spine sunned, else near a near fine, largely unopened copy. Colbeck I, p. 73. More
London: printed for T. Davies and T. Cadell, 1775. 8vo, pp. [2], liv, 316, [4] index; contemporary tree calf, rebacked in varnished buckram, manuscript label on spine; looks a lot nicer than it sounds; a good, sound copy. Goldsmith's Life was first included in the ninth edition of 1771, where... More
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, [1971]. First edition, 8vo, pp. xiii, [1], 457; slight crease to top edge of jacket, else fine. Interpretation and selection from the mass of critical writings on Johnson. Published in the Critical Heritage series. More
New York: Grolier Club, 1970. First edition, 8vo, xv, [1], 424, [2]; 4 plates; original cloth, slipcase; fine. Scholarly studies in eighteenth century literature, dedicated to former Grolier Club president Donald F. Hyde. More
March 16, 1822. Single leaf (approx. 21.5 x 18.5 cm.); neat 1-inch tear from previous fold, else about fine. Clean manuscript copy of a 35-line poem, "To the Cannons / removed from the dismantled Fort of Sidmouth to sustain part of the Parish Church." Signed "L. Booker, LLD." Booker (1762-1835)... More
London: John Murray, 1851. First ediiton, 8vo, 3 volumes, engraved portrait frontispiece in volume I; original ribbed green cloth, paper labels on spines; a very good, sound set. Borrow's most controversial work which gained him innumerable critics and enemies. Autobiographical in content (although he denied it), Lavengro was a vitriolic... More
New York: printed for Gabriel Wells by Doubleday, Page & Co. 1922. Temple Bar Edition, limited to 785 copies, 10 volumes, 8vo, many fine illustrations through; original art vellum-backed brown paper-covered boards, paper labels on spine; fine set. Esteemed edition, beautifully printed. More
London: T. Cadell & W. Davis, 1807. Third Malone edition, 8vo, 4 volumes, frontispiece portrait, folding "Round Robin" plate, folding facsimile of Johnson's handwriting; full contemporary calf, red morocco labels; ex-Heriot's Hospital, with its name in gilt at the base of each spine, and with early an 19th century ex-libris... More
London: Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly, 1791. First edition, second issue with "give" reading in vol. I, 2 volumes, 4to, , but a nice copy, with the Round Robin plate, plate showing facsimile signatures of Johnson, and the famous stipple engraved portrait of Johnson by Heath after Joshua Reynolds. All... More
