1887 · Oxford
by Boswell, James
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1887. First Hill edition and one of the finest of all editions of this classic work; 6 volumes, large 8vo, 14 plates including frontispieces, facsimiles (some folding) and a map; generally a fine set in original green cloth, gilt-lettered spines. Pottle 98: "This has so long held the field as the one edition for scholarly use that it is most unlikely it will ever be superseded."
(Inventory #: 53372)