Boswell’s London Journal 1762-1763..
Bound in original blue cloth, gilt, with gilt roundel, in pictorial dust wrapper, which has loss at top of spine and some foxing. Top edge blue. Fly leaves partly browned and a little margin foxing of last few pages; otherwise a very good copy.
£12.00
Publisher
William Heinemann Ltd.,
Place
London
Date
1950
Synopsis
Now first published from the original manuscript prepared for the press, with introduction and notes by frederick a. pottle sterling professor of english yale university.
(the yale editions of the private papers of james boswell).
Item Description
FIRST TRADE EDITION. 8vo. 6.75 x 9.25 inches. xiii + [i] + 370 pp.
Illustrations
Illustrated by 3 plates, including portrait frontispiece and 2 facsimiles with maps of London endpapers. Decorated by device on title page.
Notes
The text of the famous London journal, complete with introduction, notes, appendices and a full analytical index.
[Stock No. 25683]
Subjects
18th Century • Art / Literature • Diaries • Lit. Non-fiction • London