Boswell on the grand tour : Germany and Switzerland, 1764 / edited by Frederick A. Pottle
by Boswell, James (1740-1795)
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London : W. Heinemann, 1953. First Edition. Hardback. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Spine sun-toned. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 353 pages; Physical description: xxvi, 353 p. : facsims. , maps, ports. ; 25 cm. Contents: Journal of a tour through the courts of Germany -- Boswell with Rousseau and Voltaire -- Appendix I. Successive drafts of Boswell's first letter to Rousseau -- Appendix II. Letter of Rousseau to Alexandre Deleyre. Subjects: Boswell, James, 1740-1795 - Biography. Voltaire, 1694-1778 - Contemporaries. Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778 - Contemporaries. Authors, Scottish - 18th century - Biography. Germany and Switzerland - Description and travel - Early works to 1800 - English literature. Series: The Yale editions of the private papers of James Boswell.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 213037
- Title
- Boswell on the grand tour : Germany and Switzerland, 1764 / edited by Frederick A. Pottle
- Author
- Boswell, James (1740-1795)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : W. Heinemann
- Date Published
- 1953
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