Boswell on the Grand Tour: Italy, Corsica, and France 1765-1766 by James Boswell - 1955

ondon: William Heinemann Ltd., 1953. 1st. Ed. Thus. Hardcover. G/no dj. 9 3/8 x 6 1/2. Frederick A. Pottle (ed.). Dark blue boards w/ gilt lettering on spine and gilt insignia on upper cover, black top edge. Maps of Germany & Switzerland on eps. Spine age-darkened, lettering fading, corners bumped, faint fraying on spine ends. Otherwise solid, clean, unmarked.

London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1955. 1st. Ed. Thus. Hardcover. G-/no dj. 9 3/8 x 6 1/2. Frank Brady and Frederick A. Pottle (eds.). Dark blue boards w/ gilt lettering on spine and gilt insignia on upper cover, black top edge. Maps of Italy, Corsica & France on eps. Spine faded, lettering fading, slight fading in areas of both covers, corners bumped, v small cloth scratch on upper cover. Otherwise solid, clean, unmarked.

BOSWELL, James. Boswell on the Grand Tour: Germany and Switzerland. 1764. Edited by Frederick A. Pottle. Orig. cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. N.Y.: McGraw-Hill, [1953]. First edition. NCBEL II, 1217. A fine copy.

New York, Etc.: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1953. 1st Edition. xxiii, 357p., b/w illus., deckle fore-edges, slightly chipped dj (The Yale editions of the private papers of James Boswell).

London, Melbourne and Toronto: William Heinemann Ltd, 1953 Edited by Frederick A. Pottle. One of the Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Pages browned and foxed. Otherwise good, complete and tightly bound copy. 353 pages. Index. End paper maps. Size: Approx 6½" Wide and 9½" Tall

London: Heinemann, 1955. Un volume (24 cm) di XXVIII-383 pagine. Illustrazioni fuori testo. Carte geografiche alle risguardie. Tela editoriale blu; dorso scolorito, nella collana The Yale edition of the Private Papers of Janes Boswell. Buone condizioni.

Melbourne: William Heinemann 1953, 1st edition. (Hardcover) 353pp. Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket. Top edge stained blue. Map endpapers, notes, illustrations, appendices, index. The dust jacket is toned along the spine and edges with a shallow chip to the top of the spine and there is a previous owner's name and book stamp on the front and back endpapers. "This volume is the wonderfully fresh and detailed journal of the exuberant Scot as he samples the dazzling court life in Germany, and relentlessly seeks out two of the greatest men of his day - Rousseau in Switzerland and Voltaire just across the border in France". Biography of James Boswell. Time Period 1764 & 18th Century. Edited by Frederick A. Pottle. Publisher series: Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell 4. Locale: France; Germany; Switzerland. (Biography, Travel and Adventure).

Heinemann. Hardback. xxiv, 353pp. Edited by Frederick A. Pottle. Maps to endpapers. 9 plates. Blue cloth with gilt titles and gilt device to the front is very clean but has a couple of spots of colour loss. Dust wrapper has been taped into a plastic loose cover. The tape has gone but it has left yellow marks to dust wrapper and endpapers. Good+, sound copy in like dust wrapper . Hardback. First Thus. 1953.

London, Heinemann, 1953, 1st limited edition, #945/1000cc, navy blue cloth with cream vellum spine, very good except the covers are slightly bowed, mild rubs/bumps to cover extremities, VERY slight specking with a few very small blisters, internally fine crisp and bright, unmarked except for a discreet previous owner bookplate inside the front cover, foldout map, silk ribbon page marker, top edge gilt, 6-3/4""x10-1/4"", 353pp, no dust jacket or slipcase

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1953 First edition. Edited by Frederick A. Pottle. Blue cloth backed boards, gilt-lettering. Minor fading to covers. A fine copy in lightly worn and chipped dust jacket. The third volume of the Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell..