Frederick A. Pottle; Frank Brady - James Boswell: The Earlier Years 1740-1769 & the Later Years 1769-1795

New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company , 1966-1984. First edition. Cloth. A terrific set offering this definitive biography of James Boswell, author of the acclaimed 'Life of Samuel Johnson&apos. The first edition, first printings of these works.With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrappers. This set divides the life of Boswell into his earlier and later years, with the first volume covering 1740-1769 and the second volume covering 1769-1795. Offering a fascinating portrait of the biographer, diarist and lawyer, including his childhood, religious turmoils, marriage, triumphs as a writer and relationships with artistic and political figures of London. 'Earlier Years' was written by Frederick A. Pottle, an acknowledged leading authority on Boswell and Sterling Professor of English Emeritus at Yale University. With a coloured frontispiece and eight monochrome full page illustrations. 'Later Years' was written by Frank Brady, who also co-edited two volumes of Pottle's 'Boswell Journals&apos. With a frontispiece and ten full-page monochrome illustrations. Collated, complete. In the original quarter cloth bindings. With the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, lovely. Dust wrappers are excellent, with minor shelf wear. Internally, firmly bound. With a touch of offsetting to the front free endpaper of 'Earlier Years', otherwise pages bright and clean. With a neat contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper of 'Later Years&apos. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Near Fine.

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