‎Boswell‎

‎Boswell, James,‎

‎An Account Of Corsica the Journal Of a Tour To That Island‎

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Référence libraire : 9689537 ISBN : 1170535526 9781170535523

‎BOSWELL, James‎

‎An account of Corsica the journal of a tour to that island; and memoirs of Pascal Paoli.‎

‎London 1768. 8vo. for Edward & Charles Dilly in the Poultry Contemporary gold-tooled sprinkled polished calf sewn on 5 supports with the corresponding raised bands on the spine a red morocco title label on the spine lettered in gold gold-tooled board edges red sprinkled edges. With an engraved coat of arms on the title page and a large engraved folding map of Corsica. 2 parts in 1 volume. XII 2 384 pp. Second edition of a delightful and important travel book by James Boswell 1740-1795 best known as the friend and biographer of Samuel Johnson. His first major publication it includes a journal of his 1765 visit to the new Republic of Corsica which had declared its independence from the Republic of Genoa in 1755 as well as his memoires of the Republic’s founding father and president Pasquale Paoli 1725-1807. Boswell’s work made the new republic and its leader famous and helped give them legitimacy. It proved so popular that three more editions appeared before the end of 1768. It is divided into two parts the first giving a detailed description and history of Corsica and the second containing a journal of Boswell's voyage to and travels on the island. It was especially this latter part that excited the public being a lively account of Boswell's quixotic adventures in Corsica and his association with President Paoli.The large folding map newly made for Boswell's account by his servant Thomas Phinn and dated 1768 is one of the rare maps solely devoted to the island. The work was translated within a few years into Dutch German French and Italian.With the bookplate of John Measure mounted on the front pastedown. The edges and corners of the boards are very slightly scuffed the top outer corner of the front board is bumped. The leaves and plate are somewhat browned. Otherwise in good condition.l Cox I pp. 138-9; ESTC T26158; cf. Lowndes The Bibliogr. Manual of Engl. Lit. I p. 242 first ed. hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 22862

‎BOSWELL, James‎

‎An Account of Corsica The Journal of a Tour To that Island; and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli. By James Boswell Esq; Illustrated with a New and Accurate Map of Corsica.‎

‎Glasgow: Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly in the Poultry London 1768. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition of the Book that made James Boswell Famous. Demy octavo full contemporary speckled calf red morocco title label pp. xxiv 382 with the half-title and final blank. Large folding engraved map of Corsica by Thomas Phinn 12 x 17¾". First printing of map with neither imprint the scale of miles nor the division of the margins into degrees. Map inserted facing A1. E2 pp. 67-8 and Z3 pp. 357-8 are cancels. Without the misprint 'fo' on page 93 l 6 nor 'my own of' on p. 296 l 18 and with all the remaining misprints noted by Pottle. Offsetting from binding to margins of endleaves and title page. Text with scattered foxing and occasional minor staining. Map slightly offset to A1 with minor scattered foxing and slight staining elsewhere 3.5 cm tear at right edge near gutter but no loss. Small rubber-stamp indicating "Withdrawn from Yale Univ. Library" on front free endpaper no further library markings. Joints starting; forecorners and head of spine worn; evidence of minor repair to crown. Condition is good overall. Pottle 24; Gaskell Foulis 473; ESTC T26157. <br/> <br/> Glasgow: Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly, in the Poultry, London, 1768. hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 20639

‎BOSWELL, James‎

‎An Account of Corsica‎

‎Glasgow: by Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly in the Poultry London 1768. Establishing Boswell's fame and advancing the Corsican cause First edition of Boswell's first important publication an account of his travels to Corsica in 1765 where he took up the cause of Corsican independence and befriended the leader Paoli. The publication established Boswell's reputation and did much to promote the Corsican cause both in Britain and across Europe. "With its reports of the gallant islanders and a Plutarchan depiction of Paoli paralleled with several classical heroes it was an immediate success. The work was widely read and translated stimulated great interest in Paoli and the Corsican cause brought its author wide fame in Britain and Europe and found an interested readership among the Americans. It attracted the notice of the French government which had a translation made and though Boswell's ambition for British intervention was not to be fulfilled he probably influenced Britain's decision to send secret supplies of arms to the Corsicans" ODNB. Octavo 205 x 129 mm. Large engraved folding map of Corsica second state with imprint; engraved rococo title vignette incorporating the Moor's Head arms of Corsica. Early 20th-century calf to style red morocco labels gilt in compartments plain endpapers. Bound without terminal blank. Ownership signature to title page dated 1771 early 20th-century bookplate to front pastedown of T. H. Parnell Mounton. Binding fine light toning to endpapers head of central leaves half-title and terminal leaf short closed tear to folding map in gutter scattered light foxing. A very good copy. ESTC T26157; Gaskell Foulis 473; Pottle 24; Rothschild 442. unknown‎

Référence libraire : 154271

‎Boswell, James‎

‎An Account of Corsica the Journal of a Tour to That Island and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli. Illustrated With a new and Accurate map of Corsica. The Third Edition Corrected‎

‎hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 1379668069.G ISBN : 1379668069 9781379668060

‎Boswell, James‎

‎An Account of Corsica the Journal of a Tour to That Island; and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli. By James Boswell Esq; The Fourth Edition‎

‎hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 1379862388.G ISBN : 1379862388 9781379862383

‎Boswell, James‎

‎An Account of Corsica the Journal of a Tour to That Island and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli. By James Boswell Esq. Illustrated With a new and Accurate map of Corsica. The Third Edition Corrected‎

‎hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 1379774772.G ISBN : 1379774772 9781379774778

‎Boswell, James‎

‎An account of Corsica the journal of a tour to that island and memoirs of Pascal Paoli. By James Boswell Esq. Illustrated with a new and accurate map of Corsica. The third edition corrected.‎

‎paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback‎

Référence libraire : 117051152X.G ISBN : 117051152X 9781170511527

‎Boswell, James‎

‎An Account of Corsica the Journal of a Tour to That Island and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli. Illustrated with a New and Accurate Map of Corsica. the Third Edition Corrected.‎

‎paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback‎

Référence libraire : 1170620914.G ISBN : 1170620914 9781170620915

‎Boswell, James‎

‎An Account of Corsica the Journal of a Tour to that Island; and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli. Illustrated with a New and Accurate Map of Corsica‎

‎Glasgow: Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly in the Poultry London. An Account of Corsica the Journal of a Tour to that Island; and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli. Illustrated with a New and Accurate Map of Corsica. First edition first issue bound with scarce half title last leaf blank Z3 in uncorrected state all misprints present map in its first form without scale or degrees. Published Glasgow: Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly in the Poultry London 1768. 8vo. 5 1/2" x 8 5/16" xxi 1 blank 1 table of contents 1 blank 382 pp. 1 blank. Large folding engraved frontispiece map of Corsica by Thomas Phinn inserted between half title and title page. Engraved coat-of-arms on title-page. Table of Contents b2 follows the Preface a3-b1; Z3 in original state with "Maraina" typo; D2 in first state with the words "John Home" incorrectly placed following the first quotation on p. 51; E2 with "enjoying the noble fief of Is-tria"; Misprints present in original uncorrected state: "141" for "241" in the table of contents; broken "E" in "Etruscans" on p. 70 line 17 with the lower bar showing faintly; "feelirg" on p. 137 line 11; "tha the" on p. 172 line 9; "Montgomerÿ" on p. 184 line 4; "speculati-ions" on p. 327 lines 9-10. Full calf with raised bands and gilt ornamented spine with key design gilt edge decorations speckled edges to text block. Some chipping at the crown and heel outer hinges cracking wear at the tips else a very good copy. Internally near fine paper clean and bright. Map is very good with light offset toning and a partial closed tear along one of the folds. . Very Good. Hard. 1st. 1768. Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly in the Poultry, London unknown‎

Référence libraire : 008513

‎Boswell, James‎

‎An Account of Corsica The Journal of a Tour to that Island and memoirs of Pascal Paoli‎

‎London: Printed for E. and C. Dilly 1768. The Second edition with half title. Variant that has Appendix listed in Contents at p. 141 instead of correctly at p. 241. Engraved title-page large fold-out map of Corsica. xxii ii 384 pp. 1 vols. 8vo 8-7/8 x 6-7/8 inches. Boards uncut. Spine quite worn. The Second edition with half title. Variant that has Appendix listed in Contents at p. 141 instead of correctly at p. 241. Engraved title-page large fold-out map of Corsica. xxii ii 384 pp. 1 vols. 8vo 8-7/8 x 6-7/8 inches. ESTC T26158 ; Pottle 24; Tinker 322 Printed for E. and C. Dilly unknown‎

Référence libraire : 303206

‎Boswell, James‎

‎An Account of Corsica The Journal of a Tour to that Island and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli‎

‎London: Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly in the Poultry 1768. 2nd edition. Very Good. octavo. 1/4 leather xxii 384pp. appendix Spine & boards very worn & lacks folding map o/w internally nice. Scarce Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly in the Poultry hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 123966

‎BOSWELL, JAMES‎

‎Autograph Letter Signed ALS‎

‎London: NP 1791. First Edition. Letter. EXCEPTIONALLY RARE LETTER FROM JAMES BOSWELL TO CARETAKER ANDREW GIBB DATED "30 APRIL 1791" TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE PUBLICATION OF LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON. BOLDLY SIGNED WITH FULL SIGNATURE. Rarely at ease with himself James Boswell was famously a man of contradictions vacillating between different versions of his identity: Lecherous rake or doting husband Sophisticated Londoner or Scottish farmer Savvy businessman or indulgent landlord Rebellious rogue or obedient son If we were to put a pin on Boswell's most consistent character trait it may simply be 'contradictory.'<br /> <br /> In this letter written just two weeks before the publication of Life of Samuel Johnson we see these contradictions on display. The letter to Boswell's new estate manager Andrew Gibb offers a glimpse into Boswell's mind and affairs. On the one hand we see Boswell the provincial gentleman farmer concerned with the daily decisions of running Auchinleck his Scottish estate such as when he mentions "It will be very right to have the hayseed sold" and "let the bull calf be sold." At the same time despite his attempt to make financially savvy choices we are reminded of Boswell's well known kindness to his tenants as is seen here in his attempts to provide "some advantage to the tenants in the way of employment." But of course the managing of his ancestral home was not consistently a priority to Boswell. He pens the letter from London after all. And lest he manage to stay consistently professional and on task in his letter Boswell interrupts his own discussion of the management of Auchinleck with an angry declaration about a former tenant's offenses stating "I find Andrew Dalrymple behaves very ill. He must not be spared." Having followed his own disjointed stream of consciousness he returns to the financial affairs of the state without acknowledging his heated aside. <br /> <br /> What must Andrew Gibb have thought Even within this declaration about Andrew Dalrymple's supposedly terrible misdeeds we see contradictory behavior. In another letter to Gibb of the same year Boswell still furious about Dalrymple goes so far as to demand Gibb "let him be apprehended and imprisoned. I am very unwilling to proceed to extremities; but an example must be made in such a case." Yet apparently months later Dalrymple remained at large. One can imagine Andrew Gibb frequently laughing at his boss's bluster knowing it would likely come to nothing. Although brand new to his role Gibb would continue to serve James Boswell and his descendants as the caretaker to Auchinleck for the next forty-six years. In addition to being called upon to arrest unruly tenants he likely had enormous responsibilities given his boss's frequent absences from the estate as well as his infamously poor business savvy. Indeed at the time of this letter Boswell found himself in a precarious financial situation having taken large loans to purchase the neighborhing estate to Auchinleck.<br /> <br /> Yet we can forgive Boswell's emotional outburst. After all in addition to worrying about his potentially poor business decision and his badly behaved tenant in a few days his magnum opus Life of Samuel Johnson will be released to the world. It is admirable that he is attempting to manage his affairs from afar despite the overwhelming anticipation. He must have been preoccupied with both worry and excitement - will the public appreciate his work Will he succeed in memorializing his great mentor/friend Will the sales be sufficient to justify his audacious land purchases Is all of this haunting his thoughts as he pens this letter to Andrew Gibb <br /> <br /> To add to the energy and anxiety swirling around Boswell's life he notes in the letter that he has just moved to a new address in London on Great Portland Street his final move as he will die in London four years later in 1795. <br /> <br /> The letter grants us a snapshot into the mind of James Boswell during a wonderfully and terrifyingly anticipatory time in his life. It offers us a range of Boswell's contradictions-is he more Londoner or Scotsman Strict or lax landlord Serious estate owner or emotional writer It is delightful to imagine the frantic hand of James Boswell scribbling this letter attempting to stay focused on his faraway affairs while distracted by the expectations of the upcoming weeks. <br /> <br /> The letter reads in full: <br /> <br /> Great Portland Street observe I live here now & not in Queen Anne Street West <br /> 30 April 1791. <br /> Andrew.<br /> <br /> Your last letters have come safe. It will be very right to have the hayseed sold. From a letter from Mr. Grieve at Muir Kirk to Mr. Bruce Campbell I observe that the iron company has commissioned 1000 stone at 6d sixpence delivered there and will perhaps take 1000 more. You must therefore be very active in getting cart to take it to them at a penny a stone which will be some advantage to the tenants in the way of employment. I mentioned before that you must send me a bill for the price. Enclosed is a letter to Mr. Shaw which you will forward. I catchword on recto I find Andrew Dalrymple behaves very ill. He must not be spared. Let the bull calf be sold. <br /> <br /> I remain your wellwisher<br /> <br /> James Boswell. <br /> <br /> Hand-written letter in dark ink with strong and large full signature: "James Boswell." Great Portland Street London England: 30 April 1791. One page 186 mm x 227 mm 7.3" x 8.0 "; Mailing folds with some toning at folds. Contemporary ink smudges in lower margin. In excellent condition in a dark and legible text. Housed in a custom folder. <br /> <br /> SCARCE: We can only trace a handful of James Boswell letters that have ever been on the market.<br /> <br /> References:<br /> <br /> Moss Michael. The Duel between Sir Alexander Boswell and James Stuart: Scottish Squibs and Pistols at Dawn. United Kingdom Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2019.<br /> <br /> Turnbull Gordon. "Boswell James 1740-1795 lawyer diarist and biographer of Samuel Johnson." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. October 10 2019. Oxford University Press. NP unknown‎

Référence libraire : 2864

‎Boswell, James Ed William K Wimsatt, Jr, & Frederick A Pottle‎

‎Boswell for the Defense 1769-1774‎

‎McGraw-Hill . DJ in archival cover edge wear chips. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1960. McGraw-Hill hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 014648

‎Boswell, James‎

‎Boswell for the Defence 1769-1774‎

‎London: William Heinemann 1960. Hardcover. Fine condition. The Yale Editions of the Papers of James Boswell edited by William K. Wimsatt Jr. and Frederick A. Pottle. Il;lustrated. One of 350 numbered copies of the Deluxe edition bound in quarter vellum with gilt stamped label on the spine. <br/><br/> William Heinemann hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 9015899

‎Boswell, James (1740-1795). Pottle, Frederick A (Frederick Albert) (1897-1987)‎

‎Boswell in Holland 1763-1764: including his correspondence with Belle de Zuylen / edited by Frederick A. Pottle‎

‎London: Heinemann 1952T. hardcover. Good. . No dust jacket. London: Heinemann hardcover‎

Référence libraire : mon0001592114

‎Boswell, James‎

‎Boswell in Holland 1763-1764‎

‎McGraw-Hill. Stated First Edition. Clipped DJ in archival cover. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1952. McGraw-Hill hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 012274

‎Boswell, James (1740-1795)‎

‎Boswell in search of a wife 1766-1769 / James Boswell edited by Frank Brady and Frederick A. Pottle‎

‎London: Heinemann 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Deluxe: Number 130 of only 400 copies. Fine copy with quarter vellum over boards in fine slip-case. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Series: The Yale editions of the private papers of James Boswell. Physical description: 423 pages. Subject: Boswell James 1740-1795. London: Heinemann hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 297387

‎BOSWELL, James BRADY, Frank and POTTLE, Frederick A (eds)‎

‎Boswell in Search of a Wife 1766-1769.‎

‎London:: William Heinemann Ltd 1957. Edition de luxe; No. 304 of 400 copies. publisher's quarter vellum and cloth; t.e.g. in publisher's acetate wrapper. Tiny bumps at corners; near fine. 8vo. The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. William Heinemann Ltd, hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 74536

‎BOSWELL, JAMES‎

‎Boswell In Holland 1763-1764. Including His Correspondence With Belle De Zuylen‎

‎William Heinemann London 1952. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. SMALL QUARTO. - Deluxe Edition - No. 237 of an edition of 1050 - Bound in quarter vellum over dark blue cloth w/ leather title labl to spine and gilt design to upper board - Top edge of text block gilt w/ fore and bottom edge deckled - Boards slightly worn w/ spine a little tanned - Content lightly toned - Book ow/ solid clean and tight - Sticker reading 237 to top front corner of slipcase - Slipcase slightly shelf worn w/ edges a little rubbed - xix 428 pages No Jacket William Heinemann, London hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 634198

‎BOSWELL, James‎

‎Boswell in Holland 1763-1764.‎

‎1952. William Heinemann. 1952. Royal 8vo. Original quarter vellum blue buckram sides leather spine label top edges gilt others uncut; illustrated with maps portraits and other plates; a very nice copy in original glassine wrapper and slipcase. Yale edition de luxe issue limited to 1050 numbered copies. hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 2060763

‎Boswell, James‎

‎Boswell in Holland 1763-1764‎

‎McGraw-Hill NY 1952 First Limited Edition #34/250. Bound in top-grain cowhide for members of the Book Collectors Society. Edited by Frederick A. Pottle. Marbled endpapers top edges gilt. Yale deluxe edition. Mint condition. McGraw-Hill, NY, 1952 unknown‎

Référence libraire : 11692

‎Boswell, James; Frederick A Pottle‎

‎BOSWELL IN HOLLAND 1763-1764‎

‎London: Heinemann 1952. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Two inch piece missing from middle rear panel. Heinemann hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 31626

‎Boswell, James (edited By Pottle, James)‎

‎Boswell in Holland - 1763 - 1764 Including the Correspondence with Belle De Zuylen Zelide‎

‎Mcgraw-Hill. As New. 1952. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - first edition so stated -- with a bonus offer-- . Mcgraw-Hill hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 12773

‎Boswell, James‎

‎Boswell In Search Of A Wife 1766-1769‎

‎London William Heinemann 1957. Hardcover. Fine condition / Very good slipcase. The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Edited By Frank Brady And Frederick A. Pottle.One of 400 numbered copies of the Deluxe edition. Quarter vellum and cloth stamped in gilt on the cover and lettered in gilt on the spine t.e.g. slipcase Fine condition in a very good slipcase. <br/><br/> London, William Heinemann, 1957 hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 9015900