Boswell in Holland, 1763-1764 : including the correspondence with Belle de Zuylen [Deluxe Limited Edition]
by James Boswell
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
William Heinemann, 1952. Hardcover. Very Good. 1952 limited deluxe edition (137 of 1,050 copies), William Heinemann (London), 7 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches tall hardcover, no dust jacket, blue buckram cloth boards over white calf vellum spine, gilt design to front cover, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges gilt, fore and bottom page edges untrimmed, ribbon marker sewn in, printed on laid paper, copiously illustrated with full-page plates on coated stock, maps (some folding), index, xix, 428 pp. Very slight soiling and rubbing to covers. Otherwise, a near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~SP19~ [3.0P] These memoranda and letters from the time a young James Boswell (1640-1795) spent in Holland studying the law provide an intimate look at the famous biographer. Boswell seems a man troubled by depression as well as pressure from his father and a desire to raise himself socially. Boswell was a Scottish biographer, diarist, and lawyer, born in Edinburgh. He is best known for his biography of his friend and older contemporary, the English writer Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), which is commonly said to be the greatest biography written in the English language. A great mass of Boswell's diaries, letters, and private papers were recovered from the 1920s to the 1950s, and their ongoing publication - including this collection - transformed his reputation. Contents: Boswell in Holland, 1763-1764; Correspondence with Belle de Zuylen (Zélide) and others, 1764-1769; Appendix I. Boswell's inviolable plan; Appendix II. Boswell's French theme on the Aston Family; Appendix III. Letter of Abraham Gronovius to Boswell; Appendix IV. Letter of François Mazerac to Boswell; Appendix V. Letter of Belle de Zuylen to Boswell.
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- Title
- Boswell in Holland, 1763-1764 : including the correspondence with Belle de Zuylen [Deluxe Limited Edition]
- Author
- James Boswell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Date Published
- 1952
- Weight
- 3.00 lbs
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