The Private Papers of James Boswell (Eight-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Author: James Boswell
Binding: Hardback
Published: William Heinemann, London, 1951
Condition:
Book: Good/Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
This distinguished eight‑volume set of eighteenth‑century biography and travel literature presents the private journals and correspondence of James Boswell with scholarly authority and narrative vigor. The series includes Boswell’s London Journal 1762–1763 (1951; 1st Aus ed; chipped and torn DJ; yellowed pages), Boswell on the Grand Tour: Holland 1763–1764 (1952 1st ed; clipped and worn DJ; minimal markings in grey lead; tanning and foxing), Boswell on the Grand Tour: Germany and Switzerland 1764 (1953; 1st ed; clipped DJ with small tears; tanning and foxing), Boswell on the Grand Tour: Italy, Corsica, and France 1764–1766 (1955; 1st ed; Faded and worn DJ; tanning and foxing), Boswell in Search of a Wife 1766–1769 (1957, 1st ed; chipped and worn DJ; tanning and foxing), Boswell For the Defence 1769-1774 (1960 1st; clipped DJ with some tears; yellowed pages), Boswell: The Ominous Years 1774-76 (1963 1st ed.; FEP missing; clipped and worn DJ; ex-lib w/ usual lib markings; internally sound) and, Boswell's Journal of the Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, 1773 (1963 1st ed; DJ repaired with tapes; yellowed pages). Together these volumes chronicle his formative travels across Europe, his encounters with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Paoli, his candid reflections on courtship and marriage, and his struggles with ambition, morality, and self‑identity. They present the intellectual and social currents of the Enlightenment through Boswell’s sharp eye and unflinching honesty, illustrating the interplay between private confession and public persona. The set uncovers the tensions of a man torn between duty and desire, while detailing his rise as biographer of Samuel Johnson and commentator on his age.
Author: James Boswell
Binding: Hardback
Published: William Heinemann, London, 1951
Condition:
Book: Good/Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
This distinguished eight‑volume set of eighteenth‑century biography and travel literature presents the private journals and correspondence of James Boswell with scholarly authority and narrative vigor. The series includes Boswell’s London Journal 1762–1763 (1951; 1st Aus ed; chipped and torn DJ; yellowed pages), Boswell on the Grand Tour: Holland 1763–1764 (1952 1st ed; clipped and worn DJ; minimal markings in grey lead; tanning and foxing), Boswell on the Grand Tour: Germany and Switzerland 1764 (1953; 1st ed; clipped DJ with small tears; tanning and foxing), Boswell on the Grand Tour: Italy, Corsica, and France 1764–1766 (1955; 1st ed; Faded and worn DJ; tanning and foxing), Boswell in Search of a Wife 1766–1769 (1957, 1st ed; chipped and worn DJ; tanning and foxing), Boswell For the Defence 1769-1774 (1960 1st; clipped DJ with some tears; yellowed pages), Boswell: The Ominous Years 1774-76 (1963 1st ed.; FEP missing; clipped and worn DJ; ex-lib w/ usual lib markings; internally sound) and, Boswell's Journal of the Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, 1773 (1963 1st ed; DJ repaired with tapes; yellowed pages). Together these volumes chronicle his formative travels across Europe, his encounters with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Paoli, his candid reflections on courtship and marriage, and his struggles with ambition, morality, and self‑identity. They present the intellectual and social currents of the Enlightenment through Boswell’s sharp eye and unflinching honesty, illustrating the interplay between private confession and public persona. The set uncovers the tensions of a man torn between duty and desire, while detailing his rise as biographer of Samuel Johnson and commentator on his age.