Boswell on the Grand Tour: Italy, Corsica, and France, 1765-1766 (Yale edition of the Private Papers of James Boswell Volume II, Two; 2)
by Boswell, James; Frank Brady (ed.); Frederick A. Pottle (ed.)
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann, 1955. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first printing hardback large octavo Illustrated + end paper maps xxxi + 386 pp Very Good condition in Good + unclipped dust jacket a bit foxed at edges with some tiny nibbles along the top edge).No inscriptions
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- Alexander's Books
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- Title
- Boswell on the Grand Tour: Italy, Corsica, and France, 1765-1766 (Yale edition of the Private Papers of James Boswell Volume II, Two; 2)
- Author
- Boswell, James; Frank Brady (ed.); Frederick A. Pottle (ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1955
- Pages
- 416
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 1.32 lbs
- Keywords
- James Boswell; Boswell on the Grand Tour: Italy, Corsica, and France, 1765-1766 (Yale edition of the Private Papers of James Boswell Volume II, Two; 2); Boswell, James; Frank Brady (ed.); Frederick A. Pottle (ed.)
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