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Jun. 24, 2026
Samuel Johnson | Franklin's edition of Elementa Philosophica
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Samuel Johnson Elementa Philosophica: Containing chiefly, Noetica, or Things relating to the Mind or Understanding: and Ethica, or Things relating to the Moral Behaviour. Philadelphia: Printed by B. Franklin, and D. Hall, at the New-Printing-Office, near the Market, 1752 8vo (190 x 120 mm). With the general title-page, sometimes lacking, dedication and advertisement leaves, both section titles, half-title to Ethica only, woodcut printer's device and tailpieces, various printed tables including that inserted after leaf G4; lacking half-title to Noetica, foxed and toned throughout with some gatherings more significantly browned, slight dampstaining to top margin of last few gatherings, spotting and staining, a few marginal tears, instances of contemporary marginalia. Contemporary brown sheep ruled in blind, spine with raised bands in six compartments; upper joint nearly detached but holding, overall rubbed with some loss, corners bumped, closed tear to front free endpaper. Half blue morocco slipcase, chemise. This was the first textbook on moral philosophy printed in the colonies, with the first Franklin edition of Noetica and second edition of Ethica, as usual. Franklin's publication of these two of Samuel Johnson's works was largely unsuccessful. While he printed an edition of 500 copies, the work sold poorly; of those 500, not "more than 50" sold in the Middle Colonies (Miller). Nevertheless, revised editions of the work went on to achieve greater success. REFERENCES Miller 554; ESTC W31840; Evans 6859; Hildeburn 1262; Sabin 36291 PROVENANCE John Kirke (inscription, Philadelphia, February 1757 on front free endpaper, struck through) — John Crozier (signature on title-page) — unidentified ink stamp on first two leaves
Sotheby's
Jun. 04, 2026
Johnson (Samuel) The Works of the English Poets, with Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, 72 vol. only (of 75), second edition, John Nichols, 1790.
Est: £100 - £150
Johnson (Samuel) The Works of the English Poets, with Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, 72 vol. only (of 75), second edition, engraved portraits, ink ownership inscription "Eliza Drinkwater 1803" to front free endpapers, the odd other contemporary ink annotation, some cracking at gutter and a few pp. working loose, offsetting and scattered light spotting, some with staining to fore-edge, contemporary tree calf, spines gilt in compartments with red and black morocco labels, some joints split or splitting, a few covers loose, many spines browned and chipped with loss, rubbed and bumped, [ESTC T152606], 8vo, John Nichols, 1790.
Forum Auctions - UK
May. 07, 2026
Johnson (Samuel) The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets; with Critical Observations on Their Works, 4 vol., first London edition, for C.Bathurst, J.Buckland et al., 1781; and others, miscell...
Est: £300 - £400
Johnson (Samuel) The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets; with Critical Observations on Their Works, 4 vol., first London edition, engraved portrait frontispiece to vol.1, without advertisement f. to vol.4, some light foxing and light browning, contemporary calf, gilt spines with red and black labels, joints splitting but firm, covers a little marked, light rubbing to extremities, [T146734], for C.Bathurst, J.Buckland et al., 1781 § Boswell (John) The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, first edition, second state, tape repair to half-title verso, lacking final blank, a few ff. with small patch of browning at head, some surface staining, errata f. with ink inscription to foot, later calf, red morocco label to spine, a little marked, [ESTC T53594], by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, 1785 § Clarendon (Edward, Earl) The History of the Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641, 3 vol., first edition, engraved portrait frontispieces, title vignettes, and tail-pieces, half-titles, index at end of vol.3, a few short tears, sometimes into text, ink inscription to head of titles, occasional light surface staining, bookplate, contemporary half calf, rebacked and recornered, some rubbing, Oxford, at the Theater, 1702-04; and others, miscellaneous and memoirs, v.s. (c.65)
Forum Auctions - UK
Apr. 16, 2026
JOHNSON (Samuel)
Est: £50 - £80
JOHNSON (Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language, additions by Rev. H J Dodd, in 4 vols., 1818, 4to, portrait frontis, modern half morocco
Cheffins
Apr. 09, 2026
Johnson (Samuel) The Works of the English Poets, with Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, 72 vol. only (of 75), second edition, John Nichols, 1790.
Est: £200 - £300
Johnson (Samuel) The Works of the English Poets, with Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, 72 vol. only (of 75), second edition, engraved portraits, ink ownership inscription "Eliza Drinkwater 1803" to front free endpapers, the odd other contemporary ink annotation, some cracking at gutter and a few pp. working loose, offsetting and scattered light spotting, some with staining to fore-edge, contemporary tree calf, spines gilt in compartments with red and black morocco labels, some joints split or splitting, a few covers loose, many spines browned and chipped with loss, rubbed and bumped, [ESTC T152606], 8vo, John Nichols, 1790.
Forum Auctions - UK
Apr. 09, 2026
Dictionaries.- Johnson (Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language, seventh edition, for J.F. and C. Rivington et al., 1785.
Est: £150 - £200
Dictionaries.- Johnson (Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language, seventh edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, bookplate, frontispiece with tear and neat repair, the odd other marginal tear, some toning and staining, mostly marginal, the odd spot and some light surface soiling, else a clean copy, contemporary half calf, rebacked preserving old backstrip, spine gilt with red morocco label, joints splitting, rubbed, bumped and chipped, [ESTC T116652], for J.F. and C. Rivington et al., 1785. ⁂ The first unabridged one-volume edition, printed immediately following Johnson's death in 1784.
Forum Auctions - UK
Mar. 28, 2026
Samuel Johnson WOOLF Memorial/Victory O/C
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Samuel Johnson Woolf (American, 1880-1964) oil on canvas memorial or victory painting, circa 1918, stretched over wood board, depicting World War I soldier with a woman wearing the American flag dress, sighted lower right SJ Woolf [30.25" H x 40.25" W]. Overall condition is fair, with craquelure and slight buckling.
Roland Auctions NY
Feb. 11, 2026
SAMUEL JOHNSON (I); WILLIAM BECKFORD (II)
Est: £20 - £30
SAMUEL JOHNSON (I); WILLIAM BECKFORD (II) (I) THE HISTORY OF RASSELAS, Prince of Abyssinia, published by the Folio Society, 1975, Hardcover, with an introduction by Gilbert Phelps and lithographs by Edward Bawden, with slipcase, 130pp. (II) VATHEK, published by the Folio Society, London, 1958, translated with an introduction by Herbert B. Grimsditch, Hardcover, illustrations and lithographs by Edward Bawden, with Bawden's pictorial boards for the end papers and cover boards, 128pp. The Folio Society has republished these two classic tales with the colourful and inventive illustrations of Edward Bawden. (2)
Olympia Auctions
Jan. 22, 2026
Samuel Johnson's Fugitive Pieces, with all three volumes
Est: $300 - $500
Heading: Author: [Johnson, Samuel] Title: Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces Place Published: London Publisher:Printed for T. Davies Date Published: [1773; 1774] Description: 3 volumes. 17.5x11 cm (6¾x4½"), contemporary speckled calf. Mixed editions. The first two volumes are first editions, the third was issued later as part of a second expanded edition.
PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers
Nov. 26, 2025
Johnson (Samuel) The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, 4 vol., printed for C. Bathhurst [& others], 1781; and c. 64 others by or relating to Samuel Johnson, mostly 19th and 20th century (c...
Est: £150 - £200
Johnson (Samuel) The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, 4 vol., engraved portrait frontispiece in vol. 1, advertisement f. at vol. 4, one or two front blanks lacking in vol. 2 and 4, "Brucefield" in contemporary hand to each vol. on title or a2., light spotting and browning, a few marginal short tears, contemporary calf, red morocco labels to spines, vol. 1 upper cover detaching, extremities and joints rubbed, worn, [ESTC: T146734], printed for C. Bathhurst [& others], 1781 § Murphy (Arthur) An Essay on the Life and Genius of Samuel Johnson, bookplate, pencil marginalia to a few ff., contemporary speckled calf, spine gilt, upper and lower covers detached, [ESTC: T4523], printed for T. Longman [& others], 1793 § Birkbeck (Hill) Footsteps of Dr Johnson, plates and illustrations, contemporary half cloth, extremities and joints rubbed, t.e.g., 1890; and c. 62 others by or relating to Samuel Johnson, mostly 19th and 20th century, v.s., (c. 65)
Forum Auctions - UK
Nov. 26, 2025
Johnson (Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language..., 2 vol., third edition, for A. Millar [&tc], 1766; and 10 others, all related to Samuel Johnson (12)
Est: £400 - £600
Johnson (Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language..., 2 vol., third edition, red and black ink marginalia, slight surface abrasion to front pastedowns from ?bookplate removal, some browning and vol. 1 marginal worming, contemporary calf, rebacked and recornered, spines gilt with red morocco labels, vol. 1 upper cover detached, [Alston, V 195; ESTC N8653], for A. Millar [&tc], 1766; A Diary of a Journey into North Wales, in the year 1744, ed. R. Duppa, first edition, 2 engraved facsimile plates of Johnson's handwriting, advertisement and errata at end, bookplate of Joshua Pim, hinges reinforced with paper, contemporary calf, rebacked, spine gilt in compartments with navy morocco label, printed for Robert Jennings, 1816 § Piozzi (Hester Lynch) Letters to and from the Late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. To which are added, Some Poems never before printed, 2 vol., first edition, ink ownership inscriptions to front endpapers dated 1815 and to titles, vol. 1 front endpaper loosely inserted, contemporary speckled calf, spines with red morocco labels, joints cracking and covers working loose, [ESTC T82906], A. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1788, scattered spotting and staining, extremities rubbed and bumped; and 7 others, all related to Samuel Johnson, 4to and 8vo (12)
Forum Auctions - UK
Nov. 05, 2025
Samuel Johnson Woolf Original Signed Litho
Est: $100 - $200
Samuel Johnson Woolf Original Signed Lithograph. Measures 15 x 19 inches sheet size. EX/EX+ condition. Signed in pencil lower right. Number 29/150 in pencil lower left. Measures 16 x 20 x .125 inches for shipping purposes. Unframed, loose and not glued or mounted. The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections, or the conditions of aging. Photos may also act as a condition report. Please review all photos closely prior to bidding and ask further questions if so desired.
Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC
Oct. 23, 2025
Britain.- [Johnson (Samuel)] A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland, first edition, first issue, for W. Strahan & T. Cadell, 1775; and others British topography, 18th century (5)
Est: £200 - £300
Britain.- [Johnson (Samuel)] A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland, first edition, first issue with 12-line errata f. at end and "afford" to line 13 on p.199, leaves D8 & U4 cancels (the latter with pagination uncorrected), bookplate of Sir Brook Kay Bart., contemporary ownership name to head of title, a few instances of pencil underlining or marginalia, occasional light soiling and some very light foxing, lightly browned, lacking rear free endpapers, contemporary marbled calf, rebacked, spine gilt and preserving red morocco label, some abrasions and wear to covers, for W. Strahan & T. Cadell, 1775 § Thompson (George) A Sentimental Tour...from Newbiggin, near Penrith, Cumberland, to London, By Way of Cambridge; and from London, to Newbiggin, By Way of Oxford. &c, ownership inscription of Thomas Scott, Queens College Oxford 1805 to front free endpaper and head of title, another ?presentation inscription "To J.H. Allinson from his preceptor, G.T. 1835" to title, small stain to H6, couple marginal ink notes, occasional light spotting or soiling, lightly browned throughout, uncut in modern boards, Penrith, Anthony Soulby, for the Author, 1798; and others British topography, 18th century, including 'a new edition' of the first mentioned (1785), 8vo & 12mo (5)
Forum Auctions - UK
Jun. 18, 2025
Johnson, Samuel
Est: £300 - £400
Johnson, Samuel A Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1775. First edition, second issue, with 6 line errata bound between title and first leaf of text, U4 correctly numbered 296 on verso; Boswell, James. The journal of a tour to the Western islands with Samuel Johnson. London: Charles Dilly, 1785. First edition, 8vo, half-title, errata leaf at end with note announcing publication of Boswell's Life of Johnson, uniform contemporary red half morocco, very neatly rebacked, spines gilt (2)
Lyon & Turnbull
Feb. 05, 2025
Johnson, Samuel
Est: £700 - £900
Johnson, Samuel A Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1775. First edition, second issue, with 6 line errata bound between title and first leaf of text, U4 correctly numbered 296 on verso; Boswell, James The journal of a tour to the Western islands with Samuel Johnson. London: Charles Dilly, 1785. First edition, 8vo, half-title, errata leaf at end with note announcing publication of Boswell's Life of Johnson, uniform contemporary red half morocco, very neatly rebacked, spines gilt (2)
Lyon & Turnbull
Jan. 16, 2025
Johnson (Samuel) An Account of the Life of Mr Richard Savage, second edition, E. Cave, 1798.
Est: £150 - £200
[Johnson (Samuel)] An Account of the Life of Mr Richard Savage, second edition, some light staining to margins, ink inscription to front free endpaper, contemporary half calf, upper cover detached, rubbed, 8vo, E. Cave, 1798.
Forum Auctions - UK
Nov. 28, 2024
Johnson (Samuel) Rasselas, William Miller, 1805; and 26 other (27)
Est: £200 - £300
Johnson (Samuel) Rasselas, engraved vignette, 4 plates by R. Smirke, light finger soiling, contemporary straight-grain morocco, gilt, rubbed, g.e., William Miller, 1805 § Waller (Horace) The Last Journals of David Livingstone in Central America, 2 vol., frontispieces, 19 plates, folding map, map inserted in pocket at rear (some splitting and tears), very occasional spotting, ink inscription to front pastedowns, original cloth, uncut, John Murray, 1880 § Épitres et Évangiles, nineteenth-century burgundy calf with gothic design embossed in blind by Joseph Thouvenin, slight rubbing to extremities, g.e, Paris, Urbain Canel, 1825; and 23 others, v.s., (27)
Forum Auctions - UK
Nov. 28, 2024
[Johnson (Samuel), and others] The Idler, 2 vol., first collected edition, for J. Newberry, 1761; and others similar (14).
Est: £200 - £300
[Johnson (Samuel), and others] The Idler, 2 vol., first collected edition, advertisements at end vol. 2, one or two marginal ink notes, scattered faint spotting and staining, bookplate, contemporary calf, for J. Newberry, 1761 § The Spectator, 8 vol., engraved frontispieces, scattered faint spotting, F4 vol. 2 with tear in text with no loss, vols 4 & 5 with marginal staining, bookplate, contemporary calf, slight bumping to corners and extremities, for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1749; and odd volumes of 'The Rambler', 12mo (14).
Forum Auctions - UK
Sep. 19, 2024
[Johnson, Samuel]
Est: £200 - £300
[Johnson, Samuel] A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland London: for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1775. First edition, first issue, with 12-line errata leaf and cancels D8 and *U4 (the latter with uncorrected pagination), 8vo (23.3 x 14.8cm), contemporary red linen, manuscript spine-label, edges untrimmed, contemporary ownership inscription ‘Persis Lens 1775’ to front free endpaper, 20th-century blue cloth slipcase [Rothschild 1256] The Library of a Scottish Gentleman
Lyon & Turnbull
Jun. 26, 2024
Samuel Johnson Interest: A collection of leather b…
Est: £180 - £220
Samuel Johnson Interest: A collection of leather bound books, 18th - 19th centuries, to include: Samuel Johnson, A Dictionary of the English Language: in which the words are deduced from their originals, and illustrated in their different significations, by examples from the best writers., 2 Vols. (Vol. 1 missing frontispiece and first pages), London: Printed by John Jarvis, 1786; Samuel Johnson, The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: with critical observations on their works. new edition, 4 Vols., London: Printed for J Rivington & Sons, etc., 1790; Samuel Johnson, A Diary of a Journey into North Wales in the Year 1774, quarter leather bound, London, printed for Robert Jennings, 1816; James Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson, second edition, 2 Vols. (Vol. 3 missing), London: Printed by Henry Baldwin, 1793; and various other books (27)
Roseberys
Jun. 26, 2024
Samuel Johnson. A Dictionary Of The English Language: in which the Words ar
Est: €400 - €800
Samuel Johnson. A Dictionary Of The English Language: in which the Words are deduced from their Originals and Illustrated in their Different Significations by Examples from the best Writers. To which are prefixed, A Historyof the Language and an English Grammer. Complete in two volumes. Fourth Edition. Dublin: Printed for Thomas Ewing, in Capel-Street. 1775. Full leather.
Purcell Auctioneers
Apr. 04, 2024
JOHNSON (Samuel)
Est: £100 - £150
JOHNSON (Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language, 7th edition, 2 vols., 1783, 8vo, contemporary sprinkled calf; CROXALL (S) Fables of Aesop and Others, 22nd edition, 1825, small 8vo, woodcut illustrations, calf, rebacked; RITCHIE (L) Wanderings by the Loire, illustrated by Turner, 1833, 8vo, engraved title and plates, variable foxing, morocco gilt, rubbed; SCOTT (W) Works, 5 odd vols., circa 1880, half morocco (8)
Cheffins
Apr. 04, 2024
JOHNSON (Dr Samuel)
Est: £300 - £400
JOHNSON (Dr Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language, 2 vols., 5th edition 1784, folio, calf, vol. I rebacked, vol. II rear board virtually detached
Cheffins
Mar. 21, 2024
Johnson (Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language, 2 vol., fifth edition, for W. Strahan, et al., 1784; and 2 others (3)
Est: £600 - £800
Johnson (Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language, 2 vol., fifth edition, titles in red and black, vol. 1 lacking all after 12Z2, initial leaves a little frayed at edges, final 4 leaves closed horizontal tear across text with tape repair (now discoloured, and perishing), vol. 2 lacking final f. (?blank), otherwise very occasional spotting, original calf, rebacked, and with repairs to covers and edges, but preserving original back-strips and large portions of covers, vol. 1 lower cover later calf, for W. Strahan, et al., 1784; and 2 others, 18th century grammar, folio & 8vo (3)
Forum Auctions - UK
Mar. 21, 2024
Britain.- Johnson (Samuel) A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland, first edition, 1775 & others on British topography (3)
Est: £400 - £600
Britain.- Johnson (Samuel) A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland, first edition, first state with errata leaf of 11 items on 12 lines with cancels D8 and *U4, the latter in second state with correct page number, contemporary and 19th century provenance notes in manuscript to endpapers, lengthy quote inscription on front free endpaper verso, very light patches of foxing to title, bookplate of James Henry Crofts, contemporary calf, rebacked, covers a little scuffed and extremities bumped, 1775; The History and Description of the Town and Borough of Ipswich..., engraved frontispiece, title and plates, some damp-staining or browning, modern calf-backed boards, uncut, [c.1830]; and another on the agriculture in Suffolk, 8vo (3)
Forum Auctions - UK
Mar. 20, 2024
Samuel Johnson Interest: A collection of leather b…
Est: £300 - £400
Samuel Johnson Interest: A collection of leather bound books, 18th - 19th centuries, to include: Samuel Johnson, A Dictionary of the English Language: in which the words are deduced from their originals, and illustrated in their different significations, by examples from the best writers., 2 Vols. (Vol. 1 missing frontispiece and first pages), London: Printed by John Jarvis, 1786; Samuel Johnson, The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: with critical observations on their works. new edition, 4 Vols., London: Printed for J Rivington & Sons, etc., 1790; Samuel Johnson, A Diary of a Journey into North Wales in the Year 1774, quarter leather bound, London, printed for Robert Jennings, 1816; James Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson, second edition, 2 Vols. (Vol. 3 missing), London: Printed by Henry Baldwin, 1793; and various other books (27)
Roseberys
Feb. 29, 2024
Johnson (Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language, 2 vol., Longman Facsimile Edition, [1990]; and c.15 others by or relating to Johnson (c.20)
Est: £300 - £400
Johnson (Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language, 2 vol., "Longman facsimile edition", lacking both loosely inserted pamphlets, original red calf, gilt, cloth slip-case, [1990]; A Dictionary of the English Language, 4 vol., edited by H.J. Todd, lacking half-titles and engraved frontispiece, offsetting and foxing to title, very occasional spotting, contemporary half morocco, a little rubbed, 1818 § Piozzi (Hester Lynch) Letters to and from the Late Samuel Johnson, 2 vol., first edition, small ink inscription to head of title, very occasional spotting, contemporary calf, rebacked, endpapers renewed, a little rubbed, 1788; and c.10 others by or relating to Johnson, v.s. (c.20)
Forum Auctions - UK
Dec. 13, 2023
Johnson (Samuel) A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland, first edition, second issue, W.Strahan and T.Cadell, 1775 & others, Johnsoniana (8)
Est: £300 - £400
[Johnson (Samuel)] A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland, first edition, second issue with 6-line errata, some light spotting, some passages marked in pencil with notes at end, lacking front free endpaper, contemporary calf, red morocco label, rubbed, spine chipped at head, W.Strahan and T.Cadell, 1775; and 7 others, Johnson & Boswell including an attractively-bound 5 vol. Life in green straight-grain morocco, gilt, 8vo et infra (8)
Forum Auctions - UK
Nov. 23, 2023
Johnson (Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language, 2 vol., sixth edition, 1785.
Est: £150 - £200
Johnson (Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language, 2 vol., sixth edition, half-title to vol. 1, engraved portrait frontispiece, modern calf with red morocco label to spines, 4to, for J. F. & C. Rivington and many others, 1785.
Forum Auctions - UK
Nov. 03, 2023
Samuel Johnson Dictionary of the English Language
Est: $150 - $250
1979 Arno Press reprint of the 1755 edition of Samuel Johnson's "Dictionary of the English Language", quarto, 3/4 calf
Merrill's Auctioneers & Appraisers
Oct. 10, 2023
THE RAMBLER BY SAMUEL JOHNSON – 2 VOLUMES - 1827
Est: $500 - $700
1827. Philadelphia. 2 Volumes in Very Good condition. Bound in full leather, gold embossed on the spine and cover. The papers have gilt edges that have faded. There is some foxing to the pages. All pages are there, and the covers are fully attached. No owners markings or bookplates.
The Rug Life Auctions
Oct. 10, 2023
Johnson, Samuel;
Est: £150 - £250
Johnson, Samuel; Johnson, Samuel; Todd, HJ: Dictionary of the English Language, in 4 volumes. Longman, Hurst, et al, 1818. 4to. Cont. full leather, rubbed & hinges cracked. (4)
Sworders
Oct. 10, 2023
JOHNSON, Samuel:
Est: £200 - £300
JOHNSON, Samuel: JOHNSON, Samuel: A dictionary of the English language… In two volumes. J. Johnson, C. Dilly, Et Al, 1799, 8th. Edn. Corrected And Revised. With a frontis portrait. 4to. Half leather; rubbed; Crabb, George: Universal Historical Dictionary, Two volumes. Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1825, 1st. Edn; Bailey, N: An Universal etymological English dictionary; 1747; The Comic English Grammar. 1840, 1st. Edn. Illustrated by J Leech; Dilworth, T: The Schoolmasters Assistant. 1768; & Cobbett, W: A Grammar of the English Language, 1826. (8)
Sworders
Sep. 19, 2023
THE RAMBLER BY SAMUEL JOHNSON – 2 VOLUMES - 1827
Est: $500 - $700
1827. Philadelphia. 2 Volumes in Very Good condition. Bound in full leather, gold embossed on the spine and cover. The papers have gilt edges that have faded. There is some foxing to the pages. All pages are there, and the covers are fully attached. No owners markings or bookplates.
The Rug Life Auctions
Sep. 07, 2023
Johnson (Samuel) The Works of the English Poets. With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, 43 vol. only (of 75), printed for C. Bathurst et al., 1779-81, & c.40 others relating to poetry (c.90)
Est: £300 - £400
Johnson (Samuel) The Works of the English Poets. With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, 43 vol. only (of 75), including 10 vol. Prefaces and 2 vol. Index, engraved portrait frontispieces, occasional offsetting and spotting, speckled calf, spines gilt with green morocco labels, some rubbing at extremities, printed for C. Bathurst et al., 1779-81 § Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord) Works, 7 vol., frontispiece to vol.1, plates, some spotting,decoratively tooled and gilt calf, slightly bumped at extremities, spines richly gilt with red morocco labels, some labels peeling, some rubbing, 1823 § Rossetti (Dante Gabriel) The Collected Works, 2 vol., some very minor spotting, later half morocco, spines gilt in compartments, some very light bumping to corners, t.e.g., 1890; and c.40 others relating to poetry, v.s. (c.90)
Forum Auctions - UK
Aug. 29, 2023
THE RAMBLER BY SAMUEL JOHNSON – 2 VOLUMES - 1827
Est: $500 - $700
1827. Philadelphia. 2 Volumes in Very Good condition. Bound in full leather, gold embossed on the spine and cover. The papers have gilt edges that have faded. There is some foxing to the pages. All pages are there, and the covers are fully attached. No owners markings or bookplates.
The Rug Life Auctions
Aug. 29, 2023
SAMUEL YATES JOHNSON, BRITISH LANDSC
Est: -
Samuel Yates Johnson, British landscape painter end of 19th and beginning of 20th century, Scottish landscape with cattle at the lakeside, oil on cardboard, signed & dated 1921 lower left, 30 x 60 cm, framed 44 x 74 cm
Historia Auctionata
Aug. 10, 2023
Johnson (Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language, 2 vol., facsimile of the 1755 edition, [1990].
Est: £200 - £300
Johnson (Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language, 2 vol., facsimile of the 1755 edition, 2 loosely inserted booklets, both with a few light patches of soiling, original red calf, very lightly rubbed at corners, cloth slipcase with 2 printed paper labels, rubbed and stained, 1 label chipped at lower corner, folio, [1990].
Forum Auctions - UK
Aug. 10, 2023
Johnson (Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language, 2 vol., eighth edition, for J. Johnson, et al., 1799.
Est: £200 - £300
Johnson (Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language, 2 vol., eighth edition, half-titles, vol. 1 engraved portrait laid down to half-title verso, ?lacking endpapers, vol. 2 upper hinge broken at head, others weak, contemporary calf with red morocco labels to spines, cracking to joints, worn, 4to, for J. Johnson, et al., 1799.
Forum Auctions - UK
Aug. 10, 2023
Johnson (Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language..., 2 vol., third edition, for A. Millar [&tc], 1766.
Est: £300 - £400
Johnson (Samuel) A Dictionary of the English Language..., 2 vol., third edition, vol. 1 title with a couple tiny chips to upper margin, light browning, mostly to peripheral ff., titles lightly soiled, occasional foxing, the odd small stain, modern cloth, red morocco spine labels (lightly rubbed), [Alston, V 195], 8vo, for A. Millar [&tc], 1766.
Forum Auctions - UK
Aug. 08, 2023
THE RAMBLER BY SAMUEL JOHNSON – 2 VOLUMES - 1827
Est: $500 - $700
1827. Philadelphia. 2 Volumes in Very Good condition. Bound in full leather, gold embossed on the spine and cover. The papers have gilt edges that have faded. There is some foxing to the pages. All pages are there, and the covers are fully attached. No owners markings or bookplates.
The Rug Life Auctions
Jul. 13, 2023
Samuel Johnson: Works of the English Poets
Est: $100 - $200
Samuel Johnson: Works of the English Poets London: H. Hughs, J. Nichols, J. Rivington for C. Bathurst, J. Buckland et al, 1779; a partial set comprising 27 volumes bound in full leather (vols 1,2, 7, 13, 14, 16, 19-24, 28-30, 33, 34, 36, 39, 40, 43, 44, 47, 51, 53-55); together with three volumes of the "Prefaces" (Volumes 3 and 4, 1779, and Vol. 10, 1781); also together with "Hume's History of England", Vols 2-6, Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen and Haffelfinger, full leather binding; six partial multi-volume sets by various authors, each quarter leather-bound with marbled paper boards; 4 single volumes by various authors (2 quarter leather, 2 full leather); six cloth-bound single volumes by various authors; and 15 volumes of compendiums of works by various authors, published by Black's Reader's Service Company, Roslyn, New York, identically bound in tan leather or faux leather [96 volumes total]
Abell Auction
Jun. 13, 2023
THE RAMBLER BY SAMUEL JOHNSON – 2 VOLUMES - 1827
Est: $500 - $700
1827. Philadelphia. 2 Volumes in Very Good condition. Bound in full leather, gold embossed on the spine and cover. The papers have gilt edges that have faded. There is some foxing to the pages. All pages are there, and the covers are fully attached. No owners markings or bookplates.
The Rug Life Auctions
May. 30, 2023
THE RAMBLER BY SAMUEL JOHNSON – 2 VOLUMES - 1827
Est: $500 - $700
1827. Philadelphia. 2 Volumes in Very Good condition. Bound in full leather, gold embossed on the spine and cover. The papers have gilt edges that have faded. There is some foxing to the pages. All pages are there, and the covers are fully attached. No owners markings or bookplates.
The Rug Life Auctions
May. 16, 2023
THE RAMBLER BY SAMUEL JOHNSON – 2 VOLUMES - 1827
Est: $500 - $700
1827. Philadelphia. 2 Volumes in Very Good condition. Bound in full leather, gold embossed on the spine and cover. The papers have gilt edges that have faded. There is some foxing to the pages. All pages are there, and the covers are fully attached. No owners markings or bookplates.
The Rug Life Auctions
May. 02, 2023
THE RAMBLER BY SAMUEL JOHNSON – 2 VOLUMES - 1827
Est: $500 - $700
1827. Philadelphia. 2 Volumes in Very Good condition. Bound in full leather, gold embossed on the spine and cover. The papers have gilt edges that have faded. There is some foxing to the pages. All pages are there, and the covers are fully attached. No owners markings or bookplates.
The Rug Life Auctions
Apr. 27, 2023
Johnson (Samuel) Mr. Johnson's Preface to his Edition of Shakespear's Plays, first separate edition, for J. and R.Tonson [ others], 1765 & another, Johnson (2)
Est: £500 - £700
Johnson (Samuel) Mr. Johnson's Preface to his Edition of Shakespear's Plays, first separate edition, with the half-title (often missing), woodcut floral ornament to title, ink signature "?W.B.Johnson" to front free endpaper, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked, corners repaired, [Chapman & Hazen 148; Courtney & Smith 103; Fleeman 65.10SP/2b; Rothschild 1249], for J. and R.Tonson [& others], 1765; A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland, first Dublin edition, some light soiling, E3-6 defective at lower or upper corner just touching pagination on one leaf, contemporary stained calf, spine gilt with red roan label, rubbed, spine repaired, [Fleeman 75.1J/3a], Dublin, J. Williams, 1775, 8vo et infra (2) ⁂ The first is printed from the preliminaries to the second edition of Johnson's Shakespeare with a half-title and title added. The second is an unauthorised edition, one of three published in Dublin in the same year as the first edition but given precedence by Fleeman.
Forum Auctions - UK
Apr. 18, 2023
THE RAMBLER BY SAMUEL JOHNSON – 2 VOLUMES - 1827
Est: $500 - $700
1827. Philadelphia. 2 Volumes in Very Good condition. Bound in full leather, gold embossed on the spine and cover. The papers have gilt edges that have faded. There is some foxing to the pages. All pages are there, and the covers are fully attached. No owners markings or bookplates.
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