Private Papers of James Boswell Volume 14 by Boswell James (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 14 volumes (complete). London: William Heinemann, and New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1950-1989. All volumes first impression. The set comprises: Boswell's London Journal, 1762-1763, ed. Frederick A. Pottle. London: William Heinemann, 1950; Boswell in Holland, 1763-1764, ed. Frederick A. Pottle. London: William Heinemann, first impression 1952; Portraits, by Sir Joshua Reynolds, ed. Frederick W. Hilles. London: William Heinemann, first impression 1952; Boswell on the Grand Tour: Germany and Switzerland, 1764, ed. Frederick A. Pottle. London: William Heinemann, first impression 1953; Boswell on the Grand Tour: Italy, Corsica, and France, 1765-1766, ed. Frank Brady and Frederick A. Pottle. London: William Heinemann, first impression 1955; Boswell in Search of a Wife, 1766-1769, ed. Frank Brady and Frederick A. Pottle. London: William Heinemann, first impression 1957; Boswell for the Defence, 1769-1774, ed. William K. Wimsatt Jr. and Frederick A. Pottle. London: William Heinemann, first impression 1960; Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D., 1773, ed. Frederick A. Pottle and Charles H. Bennett. London: William Heinemann, first impression 1963; Boswell: The Ominous Years, 1774-1776, ed. Charles Ryskamp and Frederick A. Pottle. London: William Heinemann, first impression 1963; Boswell in Extremes, 1776-1778, ed. Charles McC. Weis and Frederick A. Pottle. London: William Heinemann, first impression 1971; Boswell: Laird of Auchinleck, 1778-1782, ed. Joseph W. Reed and Frederick A. Pottle. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, first impression 1977; Boswell: The Applause of the Jury, 1782-1785, ed. Irma S. Lustig and Frederick A. Pottle. London: William Heinemann, first impression 1982; Boswell: The English Experiment, 1785-1789, ed. Irma S. Lustig and Frederick A. Pottle. London: William Heinemann, first impression 1986; Boswell: The Great Biographer, 1789-1795, ed. Marlies K. Danziger and Frank Brady. London: William Heinemann, first impression 1989. Illustrated throughout with plates. Bound, as issued, in a variety of styles of cloth. Gilt lettering to spine of The London Journal a bit dulled; scratch mark to spine of Boswell for the Defence; patch of discoloration to lower board of the second Grand Tour volume. In other respects a very good set. §Each volume is housed in a handsome purpose-made buckram slipcase, with contrasting leather labels to spine, the spines lettered in gilt. The arrangement of the numbering of the slip-cases varies slightly from the order in which each volume originally appeared. Portraits by Sir Joshua Reynolds - somewhat awkwardly issued as the third volume of the series - appears as the slip-cased volume 14. A unique set, presenting a striking appearance on the shelf. (**PLEASE READ CAREFULLY** - Heavy/overweight item weighing 25 kg packed, therefore additional postage will be required - please ask for a prior shipping quote).