Description: Click here to see our other books! The Principal Corrections and Additions to the First Edition of Mr. Boswell's Life of Dr. Johnson James Boswell 1793 Henry Baldwin : London 10.5" by 8" [3], 2-42pp SUMMARY A finely bound copy of this very scarce work with manuscript corrections and additions to Boswell's 'Life of Johnson'. The first edition. An Important Work,Fine Binding,First Edition,Pleasing Copy,Very Scarce Overall Condition: Fine This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 19.99 EU Postage: £ 15.99 European Postage: £ 16.99 Asia Postage: £ 21.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99 DESCRIPTION With nine contemporary manuscript corrections in black in to references on pages 14-16, 18, 20, 22-23 and 27. The manuscript corrections are very similar to those in the Malahide-Isham copy. The Malahide-Isham copy has had the ink annotations attributed to Boswell himself. The annotations to this copy are very similar to those and indeed match examples of Boswell's later hand in the British Library.Rebound, in a fine Sangorski and Sutcliffe binding, with their binder's stamp to the verso of front endpaper. With the signatures A1, B-F4, G1. This was Boswell's final lifetime publication and is very scarce. To this title, Boswell analyses his first edition of Dr Johnson's life. This biography earned Boswell a great reputation as a biographer. As a great friend of Johnson, he was a perfect candidate to write about his life. This biography is a landmark in the development of the genre. Presented as a list, with page references to the left, this forty-two page work explains the corrections and reasoning behind this. A very scarce, beautifully bound copy of this work. CONDITION In a crushed morocco binding with cloth covered boards. Externally, excellent, with minor shelfwear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with occasional scattered spots to pages, mostly to the first and last few pages. Overall Condition: Fine GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
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Author: James Boswell
Binding: Fine Binding
Fiction Subject: None
Non-Fiction Subject: Literary Criticism
Language: English
Year Printed: 1793
Place of Publication: London
Weight: 0.7500
Special Attributes: None
Original/Facsimile: Original
Publisher: Henry Baldwin
Illustrator: None
Original/Reproduction: Original
