The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell.; (The first six volumes of this edition of the Journals, each in the publisher's deluxe format. Edited by Frederick A. Pottle, Frederick Brady, Charles Bennett, William K. Wimsatt, Charles Ryskamp, Joseph W. Reed, Irma S. Lustig, Marlies K. Danziger, and Frank Brady.].
London: William Heinemann, 1951-1960. First British editions, as edited for this series, of six first seven volumes of the journals, each a limited edition (see below for limitations). 8vo. Six volumes: (1) Boswell's London Journal, 1762-1763, together with Journal of My Jaunt, Harvest 1762 (1951, 448 pp.); (2) Boswell in Holland, 1763-1764, including his correspondence with Bell de Zuylen (1952, 428 pp.); (3) Boswell on the Grand Tour, German and Switzerland, 1764 (1953, 353 pp.); (4) Boswell on the Grand Tour, Italy, Corsica, and France, 1765-1766 (1955,, 1/400 copies, 383 pp.); (5) Boswell in Search of a Wife, 1766-1769 (1957, 1/400 copies, 425 pp.); (6) Boswell for the Defence, 1769-1774 (1960, 1/350 copies, 396 pp.). Illustrated from old paintings, sculpture, portraits, artifacts, documents, and correspondence, plates, maps and plans. Pottle edited these volumes, the first three by himself, the following two with Frederick Brady, and the final one with William K. Wimsatt. Small book label on the front pastedown of each volume, otherwise all very good to fine. All quarter vellum gilt-stamped decorated navy cloth, leather spine labels (London Journal chipped at lower corner), t.e.g., others untrimmed, publisher's slipcases (lacking for "Holland" and "Wife", the others with rubbed or bumped corners). (9735). Item #62873
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