Irma S. Lustig [ed.]; Frederick A. Pottle [ed.] - Boswell: The English Experiment 1785-1789

New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company , 1986. First edition. Cloth. A fine first printing containing James Boswell's diaries from 1785-1789. The first edition, first printing. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. A selection of entries from Scottish biographer, diarist and lawyer James Boswell, best known for 'Life of Samuel Johnson', which is regarded by many to be the greatest biography written in the English language. These diaries, which were written between 1785-1789, shed light on the aftermath of his highly popular 'Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides', as well as important decision making in his legal career and the domestic drama between him and his wife.Edited by research associate Irma S. Lustig, and leading biographer and authority on Boswell, Frederick A. Pottle. In the original quarter cloth binding, with paper covered boards. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, both boards dust wrapper are lovely. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.

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