THE RAMBLER ...
by [Johnson, Samuel]
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Printed by Sands, Murray and Cochran. Sold by W. Gordon, C. Wright and J. Yair, and the Other Booksellers, 1751-1753.. Eight volumes. Small octavo and 12mo (15 x 9 cm). Contemporary calf, raised bands, spines gilt extra, gilt labels. Some occasional tanning and foxing, spine extremities a bit chipped and cracked, otherwise good and sound. Second Edinburgh collected edition of the first four volumes, and the original Edinburgh editions of volumes five through eight. With the bookplates in each volume of Thomas Philip de Grey, Wrest Park, and Robert William Rogers. THE RAMBLER was Johnson's first paper and commenced publication on 20 March 1749/50 and concluded with issue 208 on 14 March 1752; the appearance of the early volumes of several of the various collected editions occurred while publication of the paper was ongoing. Johnson was personally responsible for the majority of the content, with the exception of scattered numbers with contributions by Hester Mulso, Catherine Talbot, Samuel Richardson, Elizabeth Carter, et al. The early Edinburgh collected editions were overseen by James Elphinston, with his versions/translation of the mottos collected at the end of each volume. Boswell complimented Elphinston's edition as '"unquestionably, the most accurate and beautiful edition of this work; and there being but a very small impression [of volumes 1-4], it is now become scarce, and sells at a very high price" - quoted by Courtney & Smith. FLEEMAN50.3R/3. COURTNEY & SMITH, p.32. ESTC N34523 (Vols 1-4, four locations in N.A.). ESTC T200671 (Vols 5-8, two locations in N.A.).
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- Bookseller
- William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCLIT88528
- Title
- THE RAMBLER ...
- Author
- [Johnson, Samuel]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed by Sands, Murray and Cochran. Sold by W. Gordon, C. Wright and J. Yair, and the Other Booksellers
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1751-1753.
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...