Author: James Boswell; Frederick A. Pottle
Title: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell
Description: London, William Heinemann LTD, 1951-60. Vellum. Yale's limited edition set containing the private papers of James Boswell, illustrated throughout. Limited edition works.In six volumes. A further six volumes were published by Yale from 1963 to 1989.A collection of this private papers, journals and travel works, of James Boswell.Boswell was a noted Scottish biographer and diarist of the eighteenth century, well beloved for his biography on his contemporary and friend Samuel Johnson.These publications by Yale University helped to transform Boswell's reputation, after they recovered his many private papers. 'Boswell's London Journal 1762-1763 Together With Journal of My Jaunt Harvest 1762', published in 1951. Illustrated with a frontispiece, two folding maps, and twenty-one plates. Collated, complete. Limited to 1,050 copies, of which this is numbered 351.'Boswell in Holland 1763-1764', published in 1952. Illustrated with a frontispiece, one folding map, and thirteen plates. Collated, complete. Limited to 1,050 copies, of which this is numbered 348.'Boswell on the Grand Tour: Germany and Switzerland 1764', published in 1953. Illustrated with one folding map, and seventeen plates. Collated, complete. Limited to 1,000 copies, of which this is numbered 284.'Boswell on the Grand Tour: Italy, Corsica, and France, 1765-1766', published in 1955. Illustrated with a frontispiece, one folding map, and nineteen plates. Collated, complete. Limited to 400 copies, of which this is numbered 77. Bookseller's label to the front paste down.'Boswell in Search of a Wife 1766-1769', published in 1957, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Illustrated with a frontispiece, one folding map, four maps, and twenty-one plates. Collated, complete. Limited to 400 copies, of which this is numbered 101. 'Boswell For the Defence 1769-1774', published in 1960, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Illustrated with a frontispiece, one double-sided folding map, two folding maps, and eleven plates. Collated, complete. Limited to 350 copies, of which this is numbered 64.Edited by Frederick A. Pottle. In the original publisher's quarter vellum binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, generally smart, with light marks to the boards and spines. Spines are age-toned, as is usual with vellum. Spine labels are lifting a little. Spots to the fore edges. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .
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Title: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell
Description: London, William Heinemann LTD, 1951-60. Vellum. Yale's limited edition set containing the private papers of James Boswell, illustrated throughout. Limited edition works.In six volumes. A further six volumes were published by Yale from 1963 to 1989.A collection of this private papers, journals and travel works, of James Boswell.Boswell was a noted Scottish biographer and diarist of the eighteenth century, well beloved for his biography on his contemporary and friend Samuel Johnson.These publications by Yale University helped to transform Boswell's reputation, after they recovered his many private papers. 'Boswell's London Journal 1762-1763 Together With Journal of My Jaunt Harvest 1762', published in 1951. Illustrated with a frontispiece, two folding maps, and twenty-one plates. Collated, complete. Limited to 1,050 copies, of which this is numbered 351.'Boswell in Holland 1763-1764', published in 1952. Illustrated with a frontispiece, one folding map, and thirteen plates. Collated, complete. Limited to 1,050 copies, of which this is numbered 348.'Boswell on the Grand Tour: Germany and Switzerland 1764', published in 1953. Illustrated with one folding map, and seventeen plates. Collated, complete. Limited to 1,000 copies, of which this is numbered 284.'Boswell on the Grand Tour: Italy, Corsica, and France, 1765-1766', published in 1955. Illustrated with a frontispiece, one folding map, and nineteen plates. Collated, complete. Limited to 400 copies, of which this is numbered 77. Bookseller's label to the front paste down.'Boswell in Search of a Wife 1766-1769', published in 1957, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Illustrated with a frontispiece, one folding map, four maps, and twenty-one plates. Collated, complete. Limited to 400 copies, of which this is numbered 101. 'Boswell For the Defence 1769-1774', published in 1960, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Illustrated with a frontispiece, one double-sided folding map, two folding maps, and eleven plates. Collated, complete. Limited to 350 copies, of which this is numbered 64.Edited by Frederick A. Pottle. In the original publisher's quarter vellum binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, generally smart, with light marks to the boards and spines. Spines are age-toned, as is usual with vellum. Spine labels are lifting a little. Spots to the fore edges. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .
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Price: GBP 425.00 = appr. US$ 606.89 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 926P43
- Book number: 926P43
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