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176875REFAZAY022Glasgow: printed by Robert & Andrew Foulis for Edward & Charles Dilly London 1768. Contemporary calf rebacked with the original backstrip with the red morocco title label lettered in gold laid down. 8vo ca. 21 x 13 cm. With an engraved vignette on the title page incorporating the crowned coat of arms of the Republic of Corsica and a large folding map plate size 27.5 x 45 cm of Corsica engraved in Edinburgh by Thomas Phinn in 1768. First edition of a delightful and important travel book by James Boswell 1740-1795 best known as the friend and biographer of Samuel Johnson. His first major publication it includes a journal of his 1765 visit to the new Republic of Corsica which had declared its independence from the Republic of Genoa in 1755 as well as his memoires of the Republics founding father and president Pasquale Paoli 1725-1807. Boswells book made the new republic and its leader famous and helped give them legitimacy. Two-and-a-half months after Boswells book appeared Genoa unable to conquer Corsica sold its claim to France which invaded and conquered it in 1769. Boswells book proved so popular that three more editions appeared before the end of 1768. It is divided into two parts the first giving a detailed description and history of Corsica and the second containing a journal of Boswell's voyage to and travels on the island. It was especially this latter part that excited the public being a lively account of Boswell's quixotic adventures in Corsica and his association with President Paoli.Boswell enjoyed his role as promoter of Corsica's interests so much that he appeared in Corsican costume at Garrick's anniversary party in honour of Shakespeare at Stratford-on-Avon in 1769. Johnson said about Boswell's book: "Your History is like other histories but your Journal is in a very high degree curious and delightful". The large folding map newly made for Boswell's account by his servant Thomas Phinn and dated 1768 is one of the rare maps solely devoted to the island. The book was translated within a few years into Dutch German French and Italian.With the armorial bookplate of Benjamin Hartley Foote on the front pastedown. Rebacked small tear in the map occasional foxing and browning. Otherwise in good condition.l Cox I pp. 138-139; ESTC T26157; Gaskell Foulis press 473; Pottle 24; Rothschild 442; cf. Lowndes Bibliogr. manual of Engl. lit. I p. 242 1st ed. printed by Robert & Andrew Foulis for Edward & Charles Dilly London, unknown
176822862London 1768. 8vo. for Edward & Charles Dilly in the Poultry Contemporary gold-tooled sprinkled polished calf sewn on 5 supports with the corresponding raised bands on the spine a red morocco title label on the spine lettered in gold gold-tooled board edges red sprinkled edges. With an engraved coat of arms on the title page and a large engraved folding map of Corsica. 2 parts in 1 volume. XII 2 384 pp. Second edition of a delightful and important travel book by James Boswell 1740-1795 best known as the friend and biographer of Samuel Johnson. His first major publication it includes a journal of his 1765 visit to the new Republic of Corsica which had declared its independence from the Republic of Genoa in 1755 as well as his memoires of the Republics founding father and president Pasquale Paoli 1725-1807. Boswells work made the new republic and its leader famous and helped give them legitimacy. It proved so popular that three more editions appeared before the end of 1768. It is divided into two parts the first giving a detailed description and history of Corsica and the second containing a journal of Boswell's voyage to and travels on the island. It was especially this latter part that excited the public being a lively account of Boswell's quixotic adventures in Corsica and his association with President Paoli.The large folding map newly made for Boswell's account by his servant Thomas Phinn and dated 1768 is one of the rare maps solely devoted to the island. The work was translated within a few years into Dutch German French and Italian.With the bookplate of John Measure mounted on the front pastedown. The edges and corners of the boards are very slightly scuffed the top outer corner of the front board is bumped. The leaves and plate are somewhat browned. Otherwise in good condition.l Cox I pp. 138-9; ESTC T26158; cf. Lowndes The Bibliogr. Manual of Engl. Lit. I p. 242 first ed. hardcover
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20639Glasgow: Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly in the Poultry London 1768. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition of the Book that made James Boswell Famous. Demy octavo full contemporary speckled calf red morocco title label pp. xxiv 382 with the half-title and final blank. Large folding engraved map of Corsica by Thomas Phinn 12 x 17¾". First printing of map with neither imprint the scale of miles nor the division of the margins into degrees. Map inserted facing A1. E2 pp. 67-8 and Z3 pp. 357-8 are cancels. Without the misprint 'fo' on page 93 l 6 nor 'my own of' on p. 296 l 18 and with all the remaining misprints noted by Pottle. Offsetting from binding to margins of endleaves and title page. Text with scattered foxing and occasional minor staining. Map slightly offset to A1 with minor scattered foxing and slight staining elsewhere 3.5 cm tear at right edge near gutter but no loss. Small rubber-stamp indicating "Withdrawn from Yale Univ. Library" on front free endpaper no further library markings. Joints starting; forecorners and head of spine worn; evidence of minor repair to crown. Condition is good overall. Pottle 24; Gaskell Foulis 473; ESTC T26157. <br/> <br/> Glasgow: Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly, in the Poultry, London, 1768. hardcover
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1768154271Glasgow: by Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly in the Poultry London 1768. Establishing Boswell's fame and advancing the Corsican cause First edition of Boswell's first important publication an account of his travels to Corsica in 1765 where he took up the cause of Corsican independence and befriended the leader Paoli. The publication established Boswell's reputation and did much to promote the Corsican cause both in Britain and across Europe. "With its reports of the gallant islanders and a Plutarchan depiction of Paoli paralleled with several classical heroes it was an immediate success. The work was widely read and translated stimulated great interest in Paoli and the Corsican cause brought its author wide fame in Britain and Europe and found an interested readership among the Americans. It attracted the notice of the French government which had a translation made and though Boswell's ambition for British intervention was not to be fulfilled he probably influenced Britain's decision to send secret supplies of arms to the Corsicans" ODNB. Octavo 205 x 129 mm. Large engraved folding map of Corsica second state with imprint; engraved rococo title vignette incorporating the Moor's Head arms of Corsica. Early 20th-century calf to style red morocco labels gilt in compartments plain endpapers. Bound without terminal blank. Ownership signature to title page dated 1771 early 20th-century bookplate to front pastedown of T. H. Parnell Mounton. Binding fine light toning to endpapers head of central leaves half-title and terminal leaf short closed tear to folding map in gutter scattered light foxing. A very good copy. ESTC T26157; Gaskell Foulis 473; Pottle 24; Rothschild 442. unknown
1768030767Glasgow: Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly 1768. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Full leather gilt rebacked and rubbed at edges. Sporadic foxing on the interior. First edition. xxi 3 382pp. Contains a folding map that still has tape stains from an earlier repair and the newer repair has been done with archival quality materials. A small tear remains near the top and the edges are dirty. The map has neither a scale nor degrees in the margins. Gaskell 278-279 Also contains six manifestos in Corsican. Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly Hardcover
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17688282Glasgow Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly London 1768. 1768 xxi 3 382 p. Folding map of Corsica. First edition. Modern calf binding to style. The spine with raised bands and a contrasting label. The map has a repair on the fold near the cartouche and is the state with the imprint inserted but with neither scale nor degrees round the border. Marginal offset onto the adjacent page shows that the map was refolded when it was repaired otherwise the text is clean tight and well margined throughout. Glasgow, Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly, London, hardcover
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1768008513Glasgow: Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly in the Poultry London. An Account of Corsica the Journal of a Tour to that Island; and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli. Illustrated with a New and Accurate Map of Corsica. First edition first issue bound with scarce half title last leaf blank Z3 in uncorrected state all misprints present map in its first form without scale or degrees. Published Glasgow: Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly in the Poultry London 1768. 8vo. 5 1/2" x 8 5/16" xxi 1 blank 1 table of contents 1 blank 382 pp. 1 blank. Large folding engraved frontispiece map of Corsica by Thomas Phinn inserted between half title and title page. Engraved coat-of-arms on title-page. Table of Contents b2 follows the Preface a3-b1; Z3 in original state with "Maraina" typo; D2 in first state with the words "John Home" incorrectly placed following the first quotation on p. 51; E2 with "enjoying the noble fief of Is-tria"; Misprints present in original uncorrected state: "141" for "241" in the table of contents; broken "E" in "Etruscans" on p. 70 line 17 with the lower bar showing faintly; "feelirg" on p. 137 line 11; "tha the" on p. 172 line 9; "Montgomerÿ" on p. 184 line 4; "speculati-ions" on p. 327 lines 9-10. Full calf with raised bands and gilt ornamented spine with key design gilt edge decorations speckled edges to text block. Some chipping at the crown and heel outer hinges cracking wear at the tips else a very good copy. Internally near fine paper clean and bright. Map is very good with light offset toning and a partial closed tear along one of the folds. . Very Good. Hard. 1st. 1768. Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly in the Poultry, London unknown
1768205829London: Edward and Charles Dilly 1768. Second Edition. Small tape mend to the base of the half-title; short marginal tear to map affecting only a bit of sea; scattered spotting in early pages more severe toning to a number of final leaves. 8vo xxii 1 folding map 384pp; modern light brown leather. Boswell's first major work which made him famous and went quickly into multiple editions. This London edition followed shortly after the Glasgow first edition. A solid copy albeit in a workmanlike binding by Joseph Ruzicka. Edward and Charles Dilly unknown
1768303206London: Printed for E. and C. Dilly 1768. The Second edition with half title. Variant that has Appendix listed in Contents at p. 141 instead of correctly at p. 241. Engraved title-page large fold-out map of Corsica. xxii ii 384 pp. 1 vols. 8vo 8-7/8 x 6-7/8 inches. Boards uncut. Spine quite worn. The Second edition with half title. Variant that has Appendix listed in Contents at p. 141 instead of correctly at p. 241. Engraved title-page large fold-out map of Corsica. xxii ii 384 pp. 1 vols. 8vo 8-7/8 x 6-7/8 inches. ESTC T26158 ; Pottle 24; Tinker 322 Printed for E. and C. Dilly unknown
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1768123966London: Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly in the Poultry 1768. 2nd edition. Very Good. octavo. 1/4 leather xxii 384pp. appendix Spine & boards very worn & lacks folding map o/w internally nice. Scarce Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly in the Poultry hardcover
1768TSWABOSW16Glasgow: Printed By Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly London 1768. 1768. 8vo. pp. xxi 1 leaf 382. complete with half-title but without final blank Aa8. folding engraved map by Thomas Phinn. engraved title vignette. contemporary sprinkled calf somewhat worn joints cracked & holding by cords several scratches on covers few short tears along map folds - no loss. First Edition. "This work made Boswell famous. It is a lively account of his Quixotic adventures in Corsica and his associations with General Paoli.for whom he endeavoured to get official British assistance. His childish pleasure in being the chief sponsor of this wild island struggling to become a nation led him to wear a Corsican costume at Garrick's anniversary celebration in honor of Shakespeare held in 1769.". Cox The Tour was highly praised by Dr. Johnson. In the present copy the folding map here placed before A6 is in the first state the 'Table of Contents' follows the 'Preface' cancel D2r is in the second state and cancel E2r in the first state Z3 is the usual cancel with recto and verso reset and misprints are as recorded by Pottle with those on pages 93 and 296 corrected. Cox I p. 138. Gaskell 473. NCBEL II 1211. Pottle 24. Rothschild 442. F. Glasgow: Printed By Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly, London, 1768. unknown
17912864London: NP 1791. First Edition. Letter. EXCEPTIONALLY RARE LETTER FROM JAMES BOSWELL TO CARETAKER ANDREW GIBB DATED "30 APRIL 1791" TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE PUBLICATION OF LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON. BOLDLY SIGNED WITH FULL SIGNATURE. Rarely at ease with himself James Boswell was famously a man of contradictions vacillating between different versions of his identity: Lecherous rake or doting husband Sophisticated Londoner or Scottish farmer Savvy businessman or indulgent landlord Rebellious rogue or obedient son If we were to put a pin on Boswell's most consistent character trait it may simply be 'contradictory.'<br /> <br /> In this letter written just two weeks before the publication of Life of Samuel Johnson we see these contradictions on display. The letter to Boswell's new estate manager Andrew Gibb offers a glimpse into Boswell's mind and affairs. On the one hand we see Boswell the provincial gentleman farmer concerned with the daily decisions of running Auchinleck his Scottish estate such as when he mentions "It will be very right to have the hayseed sold" and "let the bull calf be sold." At the same time despite his attempt to make financially savvy choices we are reminded of Boswell's well known kindness to his tenants as is seen here in his attempts to provide "some advantage to the tenants in the way of employment." But of course the managing of his ancestral home was not consistently a priority to Boswell. He pens the letter from London after all. And lest he manage to stay consistently professional and on task in his letter Boswell interrupts his own discussion of the management of Auchinleck with an angry declaration about a former tenant's offenses stating "I find Andrew Dalrymple behaves very ill. He must not be spared." Having followed his own disjointed stream of consciousness he returns to the financial affairs of the state without acknowledging his heated aside. <br /> <br /> What must Andrew Gibb have thought Even within this declaration about Andrew Dalrymple's supposedly terrible misdeeds we see contradictory behavior. In another letter to Gibb of the same year Boswell still furious about Dalrymple goes so far as to demand Gibb "let him be apprehended and imprisoned. I am very unwilling to proceed to extremities; but an example must be made in such a case." Yet apparently months later Dalrymple remained at large. One can imagine Andrew Gibb frequently laughing at his boss's bluster knowing it would likely come to nothing. Although brand new to his role Gibb would continue to serve James Boswell and his descendants as the caretaker to Auchinleck for the next forty-six years. In addition to being called upon to arrest unruly tenants he likely had enormous responsibilities given his boss's frequent absences from the estate as well as his infamously poor business savvy. Indeed at the time of this letter Boswell found himself in a precarious financial situation having taken large loans to purchase the neighborhing estate to Auchinleck.<br /> <br /> Yet we can forgive Boswell's emotional outburst. After all in addition to worrying about his potentially poor business decision and his badly behaved tenant in a few days his magnum opus Life of Samuel Johnson will be released to the world. It is admirable that he is attempting to manage his affairs from afar despite the overwhelming anticipation. He must have been preoccupied with both worry and excitement - will the public appreciate his work Will he succeed in memorializing his great mentor/friend Will the sales be sufficient to justify his audacious land purchases Is all of this haunting his thoughts as he pens this letter to Andrew Gibb <br /> <br /> To add to the energy and anxiety swirling around Boswell's life he notes in the letter that he has just moved to a new address in London on Great Portland Street his final move as he will die in London four years later in 1795. <br /> <br /> The letter grants us a snapshot into the mind of James Boswell during a wonderfully and terrifyingly anticipatory time in his life. It offers us a range of Boswell's contradictions-is he more Londoner or Scotsman Strict or lax landlord Serious estate owner or emotional writer It is delightful to imagine the frantic hand of James Boswell scribbling this letter attempting to stay focused on his faraway affairs while distracted by the expectations of the upcoming weeks. <br /> <br /> The letter reads in full: <br /> <br /> Great Portland Street observe I live here now & not in Queen Anne Street West <br /> 30 April 1791. <br /> Andrew.<br /> <br /> Your last letters have come safe. It will be very right to have the hayseed sold. From a letter from Mr. Grieve at Muir Kirk to Mr. Bruce Campbell I observe that the iron company has commissioned 1000 stone at 6d sixpence delivered there and will perhaps take 1000 more. You must therefore be very active in getting cart to take it to them at a penny a stone which will be some advantage to the tenants in the way of employment. I mentioned before that you must send me a bill for the price. Enclosed is a letter to Mr. Shaw which you will forward. I catchword on recto I find Andrew Dalrymple behaves very ill. He must not be spared. Let the bull calf be sold. <br /> <br /> I remain your wellwisher<br /> <br /> James Boswell. <br /> <br /> Hand-written letter in dark ink with strong and large full signature: "James Boswell." Great Portland Street London England: 30 April 1791. One page 186 mm x 227 mm 7.3" x 8.0 "; Mailing folds with some toning at folds. Contemporary ink smudges in lower margin. In excellent condition in a dark and legible text. Housed in a custom folder. <br /> <br /> SCARCE: We can only trace a handful of James Boswell letters that have ever been on the market.<br /> <br /> References:<br /> <br /> Moss Michael. The Duel between Sir Alexander Boswell and James Stuart: Scottish Squibs and Pistols at Dawn. United Kingdom Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2019.<br /> <br /> Turnbull Gordon. "Boswell James 1740-1795 lawyer diarist and biographer of Samuel Johnson." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. October 10 2019. Oxford University Press. NP unknown
