Thomson james johnson samuel (52 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Hardcover. Condición: Good. 1846; black embossed cloth covered boards with gold titles; wear and discoloration around edges; corners are rounded; 16 mo, 5 3/4"-6 3/4" tall; ffep is torn at upper right corner; hinges are loose; edges are gilt; pages are toned with light foxing present; 221 pages.

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Hardcover. 168 pages. Later printing. Good only copy, disbound, with title page and contents intact. Pages browning.

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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. A fine-looking exemplar and good opportunity to obtain a book rebound by a master. Handsomely rebound with brown marbled paper over boards, creamy calf leather-backed, both ruled sharply in gilt, done by Adrian Basotti, London binder to Paula Mellon, the previous owner, the Altadena, California-based book seller and appraiser. New endpapers. Fine black-and-white engraved frontis portrait of a poet and his ethereal muse, by H. Carbould as engraved by Heath, leading to shadowing of tissue-guard, then a second engraving, this time at title page, again by the same artists but this time depicting said muse ascending, this time accompanied by an angel. Breast pocket-sized copy, quite attractive, a tiny 4 3/4" x 3" tall and wide, respectively. Together with a life of the author by the estimable Samuel Johnson. Fine publisher device at title page. Printed by J.F. Dove of London. Red-speckled page edges all round. xvi [2], 18-216 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.…

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Hardcover. Condición: Good. Hardcover, 4.25" x 6.75. Bound in full leather presumably the original binding. A simple American 18th century binding, with spine label on black leather, quaintly mis-cut to off-square. Gold lettering. Spine cracked and dry, however. Covers bumped, scuffed and worn. Front cover attached by 2 cords only. First blank page loose. 19 page preface and life of the author by Samuel Johnson. 194 pages + 4 pages of ads. Pages toned from age, with spotty foxing. Binding tight, text block secure. An early US edition of Thomson's popular sentimental poem, notable chiefly for the Johnson essay. Boswell's Life of Johnson had been published only 4 years earlier, and the Johnson essay is akin to the Emerson blurb on Whitman's book Johnson lived in the first half of the 18th century. Seasons was first published in 1730 or thereabouts and enjoyed popularity throughout the century. It languishes now, however. A perfectly nice 18th century American imprint in original unrestored binding. No illustrations or engravings which were added in later editions. …

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PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 24mo. (xv)214pp. Full calf binding with red morocco title label on spine; gilt titles and decorations. Green silk ribbon sewn into headband. Leather is rubbed and gently worn at edges, with 2cm split at upper left edge along spine. Binding is tight. Contemporary partial Italian ex libris on front pastedown; warm gift inscription dated 1899 on free endpaper; otherwise unmarked. Frontis and title page illustrations by Henry Corbauld. Concludes with "Ode on the Death of Mr Thomson" by William Collins.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Unknown edition. Dark-brown leather octavo, 168 p. Seasons, Poetry. Green soiling and ink markings to front pastedown, front free endpaper, rear pastedown, and rear endpaper, small rubbed scuff to spine foot edge, very gentle wear to spine foot and head, lightly bumped corners, faint soiling to boards, two medium-sized tears to front free endpaper, faint pencil markings to first 66 pages, ink signatures to two front endpapers, small tear to front endpaper, else Good.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Hardcover. Clean, unmarked pages. xviii, 196 pages illustrations 16 cm.

Leather. Condición: Very Good. The Poetical Works of James Thomson with a Biographical Notice by Samuel Johnson to front. Included are The Seasons, his last poem The Castle of Indolence, and other poems. Illustrated with an engraving to frontispiece, vignette to title and several other vignettes throughout. James Thomson (1700 - 1748) was a Scottish poet and playwright, known for his masterpiece The Seasons and the lyrics of Rule, Britannia! Amateurly rebound in quarter morocco with cloth to boards. Externally, generally smart just with minor wear to extremities, slight cocking to spine and odd marks to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Bright but with slight foxing to endpapers, the odd spot and handling mark to pages. Very Good. Unamed (ilustrador). book.…

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Leather. Condición: Good. A smart edition of Thomson's collected works, including Britannia, with an introduction by Samuel Johnson and engraved plates. Two volumes in one. The new, collected edition of the works of Scottish poet and playwright; James Thomson. Published as part of the sixty-one, double volume series; The Poets of Great Britain. Bound in half morocco with marbled paper boards. Each volume with a separate title page and engraved frontispiece. Vol I with an additional frontispiece portrait of the author. Lacking the separate engraved title page preceding each title page. A series first compiled by John Bell concurrently with this edition, from 1807 onwards. Bound in half morocco with marbled paper boards. Externally, sound. Prominent rubbing to spine and extremities. Upper front hinge cracked, though firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, if characteristically age toned. Lacking the separate engraved title page preceding each title page. Good. Ackman; T. Cooke (ilustrador). book. …