young boswell chapters james biographer de tinker chauncey brewster (54 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine with no dust jacket. Reprint of 1922 Edition. 266 pages; 5 3/4 x 8 3/4 ".

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Lg. 8vo. Brown emb. cl., w. gilt lettering. Gilt lettering, design, line on backstr. Top and bottom of backstr. sl. chipped. Front inner hinge splitting, but binding remains sturdy. Frontis. w. tissue overlay. Prof. illus. 266pp. on heavy paper. Nice copy.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. ex libris; front cover pulling from binding.

Hardcover. Etat : Good.

hardcover. Etat : Good. The Atlantic Monthly Press, Boston, 1922. Top edge of spine chipped and frayed. Corners bumped. Light wear to boards. Binding is strong; text block clean and tight. Previous ownwership on ffep and blind stamped on the half-title page. Text is clean.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Significant damage due to wetness. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Binding is very loose. Some pages are falling out. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Hardcover (Original Cloth). Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. 1st edition. Dust Jacket chipped, missing piece in back, n-good. This is the first UK edition. Top edge gilt in good condition. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Johnson/Boswell; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 13927.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. Brown cloth with titles in gilt. Large octavo. Frontis, 26 plates. 266 pages. Spine has Putnam stamp, book was printed in Boston. Newspaper review pasted to rear endpaper, text clean and bright in solid binding. All books shipped in boxes.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. ***GOOD CONDITION***CLEAN PAGES*** No dust jacket, light previous owners name marked out on title page corner, age spots on spine, moderate edge wear, light tearing on inside of back cover. We specialize in non-fiction books. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

Hardcover. Etat : Used: Good. Ex-library copy with minimal markings and attachments. Binding is tight and square. Text is clean but has yellowed. Maroon colored cloth boards are good but have lightly bumped corners. No dust jacket. Side and bottom edges have a remainder mark. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery.

266pp. 8vo numerous black & white illustrations cloth, top edge gilt Front hinge cracked, spine ends chipped: VG-/no dj.

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket. Stated third impression, September 1922. An exploration of the early part of the life of Edinburgh's James Boswell, the noted biographer of Samuel Johnson and author of other highly-praised works. With numerous illustrations, including a tissue-guarded frontis portrait of Boswell. --- In light brown paper-covered boards backed in darker brown cloth with titling on pasted-on tan paper spine label, TEG (top edge gilt). Volume lacks a dust jacket. --- Weakened front & rear hinges have been repaired on this item (but tears to paper at rear gutter area remain, which don't affect the stability of the binding). With mild cover corner bumps & mild chafing to extremities, else a clean, tightly-bound, bright copy.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; [18], 266 pages.

Hard Cover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Various (illustrateur). Third Printing. Quarter-bound in publisher's brown cloth over light brown boards, t.e.g., fore-edge deckle. Illustrated with tissue-protected frontispiece engraving by William Daniell (1808) from a portrait by George Dance (1793), and numerous facsimilies of letters with B&W portraits. Front hinge starting, spine torn and faded, pages yellowed, former owner's dedication in black ink on ffep else square tight and clean. GOOD. . B&W . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 266 pp.

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Etat : Good. 1922. Third impression. 266 pages. No dust jacket. Brown paper covered boards with cloth spine. Rough cut edges to textblock with gilt top edge. Black and white plates. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have moderate shelf wear with some rubbing, fraying and corner bumping. Some moderate sunning and tanning, particularly to spine.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. First edition. 266pp. Top edge gilt. Illustrated with black and white plates. Very good with a cracked front hinge, rubbing to the rear board.

HRD. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. 1st 1922 HB Putnam; no dust jacket; a handsome copy with little wear and bright titles.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Illustrated. Brown cloth hardcover boards with gilt lettering; gilt page edges; heavy stock/rough cut pages. Price clipped, DJ nicely in archival wraps with tears and chips taken; soiling; pages dusty with edges soiled.

HRD. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Signed by author; association copy; 2nd printing (May 1922). Very Good hardcover, no DJ. Brown cloth over boards, gilt stamped titles; gilt top edge. Bright, clean covers and spine; slightly rubbed at spine ends, small splits at spine head; lightly bumped at lower fore corners; tightly bound; owner singed name and date in pencil on front free end paper 'Ellsworth Bunker | 1922'; author's signed name in ink on title page; interior is bright and clean - most leaves from 2nd chapter through Index never opened at fore edge - book has never been read. 8vo, 266 pp; index; illustrated. From the collection of Ellsworth Bunker (U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, Italy, India, Nepal, South Vietnam, Organization of American States, and twice recipient of U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom). Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Etat : VERY GOOD ++. 1st Edition. [16], 266pp, [2], bound in brown cloth with embossed medallion, gilt still bright, top edges gilt, binding and hinges tight, illustrated throughout. The Author's penned signature is on the title page, small bookplate inside the front cover for Richard Little Purdy (1904-1990) Author and Associate Professor of English at Yale University, and Fellow of Berkeley College, as well as Assistant to the Keeper of Rare Books for the University Library. Includes the tissue-guarded frontis-piece. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Signed by the author on title page. Two 1/2 inch scars on front cover near spine. Back cover corners are bumped. 266 pages with index and 29 illustrations. Top edge gilt. Some pages are uncut at fore edge. Signed by Author(s).

Decorative Cloth. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Book has bumped corners, fep beginning to split. Gilt lettering and design on spine and cover is complete and clean. Signed by the Author on the title page. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hard Cover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : No DJ. Many Illustratons (illustrateur). Brown cloth with embossed gilt titling. Name on ffep. Tissue guarded frontis portrait. 266 pages clean and tight. Size: Lge 8vo.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Ghost of prior bookplate on inside front cover. Gilt topstain.

First edition, 8vo, pp. [16], 266; frontis and 28 illus. and facsimiles; very good copy in orig. brown cloth gilt-lettered spine and upper cover, t.e.g.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Second Printing. A second printing in Good condition with soiling on the board and along the trimmed page edges, bumped corners, fraying around the spine and other edgewear. Gilded top page edge is showing some wear; In Young Boswell, Chauncey Brewster tells the story of the young James Boswell, the man who became one of the most celebrated biographers of his time. Boswell was born into a noble family in Scotland, but he was not content to live a life of privilege. He traveled the world, meeting some of the most famous people of his time, and wrote about his experiences in a series of books that are still read today. Young Boswell is an intimate look at one of history's most intriguing and eccentric characters.; B&W Illustrations; 8vo ; 266 pages.

Previous owner's name and date 3/21/22. Faint toning to endpapers. Several spots of light foxing at fore-edge of prelims. Overall a tight, clean, fine copy. Royal 8vo. 9-5/8" x 6-5/8". Brown cloth covered boards stamped in gold. Top edge gilt. 266 pp. including index. Uncut pages.