Boswell

1928 · ref. 977H24 — California: Stanford University Press 1928 . Cloth. Very Good. 9.5" by 6.5". None. The first edition two-volume set of The Hypochondriack collecting Boswell"s seventy essays from The London Magazine reprinted in book form for the first time housed in the original slipcase. In the publisher's original dark cloth binding house in the original slipcase.These volumes are first editions. Both volumes are illustrated with four monochrome plates including a frontispiece. The frontispiece to volume II is fully disbound but present. Collated complete. These volumes collect seventy essays originally published in The London Magazine from November 1777 to August 1783 in which Boswell used "The Hypochondriack" persona to write on themes ranging from personal reflection to social commentary. This is the first time these essays were gathered and reprinted in book form.James Boswell 1740–1795 was a Scottish lawyer diarist and author best known for his monumental biography The Life of Samuel Johnson 1791 often considered the greatest biography in English literature. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally very smart. The odd slight handling mark to boards. Spines slightly faded. slight rubbing to extremities and boards. Slipcase smart. Boards and extremities rubbed resulting in slight loss to paper. Internally firmly bound with the exception of the frontispiece to volume II which is fully disbound but present. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Stanford University Press hardcover