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London, William Heinemann Ltd., 1938.. 4to; pp. xii, 44; fold-out map, 2 pages of illustrations, notes; original discoloured cloth, title in gilt on spine and front board, spine and corners bumped, foxing to first few pages, flecking to page edges, browned endpapers, good copy.

William Heinemann, 1938. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Red cloth over boards. Spine a little faded, corners bumped. Gilt lettering on front board and spine. Signed, inscribed and dated 1944 on front endpaper. ENdpaers are toned. Fold-out map and plates. Lacking DJ

New York: The Viking Press, 1937. Lacks spine label else Very Good condition. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Number 20 of 50 copies, "Especially prepared for the use of those about whom (at the moment of going to press) the editor is enthusiastic." BOSWELL AND THE GIRL FROM BOTANY BAY, by F. A. Pottle was first published as a separate book [The Viking Press, 1937] and limited to 500 copies. A less expensive alternative is this anthology, where it is included with the addition of new commentary (4 pages) by Alexander Woollcott. This printing of BOSWELL AND THE GIRL FROM BOTANY BAY has the complete text of the original, except for Pottle's preface, end notes, and three illustrations. Also in this anthology [Woolcott's Second Reader] are the following: PREFACE TO "ALL MEN ARE BROTHERS" by Shih Nai-an; THE LADY'S MAID'S BELL by Edith Wharton; JOE by Gustav Eckstein; A CHRISTMAS GARLAND by Max Beerbohm; THE PORTRAIT OF M. M. by D. H. Lawrence; TWO FRIENDS by… Read More

London, William Heinemann Ltd., 1938.. First Edition; 4to; pp. xii, 44; fold-out map, 2 pages of illustrations, notes; original cloth, dustjacket with closed tears, foxing to dustjacket, flecking to page edges, spine and corners bumped, a good copy.

New York: The Viking Press, 1937. Near Fine condition. No dust jacket issued with this 1937 first edition. Sharp corners. Clean, crisp and unmarked. 1937. First Printing of the First Edition. Limited to 500 copies, this being number 234. This is an account of a convict and his wife, escape from an Australian penal colony, a 3000 mile voyage, recapture, and James Boswell's defense of them. A fold out map illustrates the voyage. Includes a few other illustrations. Handsome booklabel of Edmund Evan Simpson, M.D. 7" wide by 10.25" tall. Bound in the original printed paper-covered boards with a black cloth spine stamped in bright gold. The covers are stamped in a handsome reddish-orange and black geometric pattern. . First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No dust jacket, as issued. 58pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

William Heinemann, 1938. Book. Good. hardback. hardback, small quarto, red cloth lettered gilt, cloth part faded, light knock to the foot of the spine. A tightly bound copy, small monogrammed leather label to the front pastedown, the text is clean and unmarked, map, two plates, 44pp.

London: William Heinemann, 1938. 1st UK edition. Hardcover. Fine. The tale of Boswell's relations with Mary Broad (or Bryant), the girl from Botany Bay (Australia) from which she had escaped in an open boat. Lge. 8vo, 44pp, b&w folding map & ills. in text. Orig. crimson cloth w/ gilt title fine w. slt. dusty dj w/ several sml. tears.

London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1938.. 44pp. 4to. Original cloth, gilt lettering, backstrip faded. Black and white fold out map and photographic plates. Bookplate on front pastedown. Endpapers browned. A very good copy.. scarce

Heinemann,, 1938. 8vo., First UK Edition, with title in red and black, 3 plates on 2 and a large folding map, small neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; original red buckram, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, brown endpapers, uncut, boards unevenly sunned else a very good, bright, clean copy. Brown 906 (recording the first US edition of the previous year).

London: William Heinemann Ltd , 1938. Paperback. Fair. 9.5" by 7" . None . The scarce proof copy of Frederick A. Pottle's biographical account of Boswell's relationship with Mary Bryant. The scarce proof copy of Frederick A Pottle's study of the relationship between James Boswell and Mary Bryant, a young convict exiled to Australia. Pottle tells of her life and imprisonment, and her pardon through the advocacy of Boswell, who paid her expenses in London out of his own pocket. Frederick Albert Pottle is best known as the editor of James Boswell's papers and the author of a biography of Boswell.With illustration list but no plates as called for in proof copy. In the original paper wraps. Externally a trifle rubbed, chipped to extremities with light loss and chipping. Front and rear wraps detached but present, complete loss of spine. Staining marks to wraps, affecting half title only. Library bookplate to verso front wrap, no further library markings. Half title loose but present. Minor puncture mark… Read More

New York, Viking Press. 1937.

New York: The Viking Press, 1937. Very Fine condition in a Near Very Good original slipcase (a little rubbed). No dust jacket issued with this 1937 first edition. The book has sharp corners and is clean, crisp and unmarked. NO owner's name or bookplate. 1937. First Printing of the First Edition. Limited to 500 copies, this being number 215. This is an account of a convict and his wife, escape from an Australian penal colony, a 3000 mile voyage, recapture, and James Boswell's defense of them. A fold out map illustrates the voyage. The map is in perfect condition. Includes a few other illustrations. 7" wide by 10.25" tall. Bound in the original printed paper-covered boards with a black cloth spine stamped in bright gold. The book's covers and slipcase are both stamped in a handsome reddish-orange and black geometric pattern. Complete with matching slipcase.. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Very Fine condition/Near Very Good slipcase. 58pp. Great… Read More

Viking. Very Good. 1937. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 428 of 500 copies. 56 pp.; 4to; gilt stamped black cloth back and patterned paper over boards, in matching slipcase; folding map; reproductions. Map with 2.5" split from bottom edges at fold, mended with archival tape; moderate tanning along hinges front and back, as well as gutter of title page. Bookplate of book collector Charles Walker Andrews, front pastedown. Externally a very fresh copy. Slipcase darkened at edges. James Boswell, from the first in his professional life as a barrister, had shown extraordinary interest in poor criminals who no one else would defend. Practicing in London, well past the success of his Life of Johnson, Boswell takes an interest in the well being of the unfortunate Mary Broad. .

The Viking Press. Boards w/Black Cl. Spine & Box. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Limited. #319 of 500 copies. Rubbing, soiling & tanning to slip box. Bumping & rubbing to corners & edges of box. . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition.

New York: Viking Press, 1937. Pottle, the famed expert on Samuel Johnson, explores the link between Boswell and Bligh. This is #35 in a limited edition of 500 copies. Fine condition in publisher's slipcase, which matches the book's binding of black cloth over patterned boards. . 18 x 25.5 cm. 56 pp. b/w plates, folding map