Hardcover
1952 · London
by Pottle, Frederick A. (editor) ; James Boswell
London: William Heinemann Ltd. Very Good. 1952. Deluxe Edition. Hardcover. Deluxe Yale edition numbered 501/1050. Quarter vellum over blue cloth with title gilt on green leather label on spine; top edge gilt, fore and bottom edges deckled; housed in a black cardboard slipcase. Includes numerous illustrations and maps. Boards have light wear to edges and light soiling to spine, minor denting to top corners ; text block is clean and binding is tight; slipcase has heavy chipping and wear and top edge is detached. This beautiful Yale edition contains the correspondence, daily memoranda and diary notes of the famous biographer, James Boswell. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 428 pp . (Inventory #: 016380)