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1986R160037121Presses de la Cité Collection Passion n° 121. 1986. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 155 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 843.085-Le roman sentimental
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1931111579Aer Digest 1931 32 pages an article on a $7.50 painting at second hand that was an El Greco. Quite clean but a couple subtle old creases down the middle. Aer Digest paperback
1993110647Paris, Nrf Gallimard, coll. « Bibliothèque des histoires » 1993 In-8 broché 22,5 cm sur 14. 516 pages. 17 pages de planches. Bon état d’occasion.
1795248555County Fife Scotland 1795. 2 1/2 pp. pen and ink on a folded sheet. 4to 10 x 15 3/4 inches; 250 x 400 mm. across the fold. Unusual fold lines. In custom cloth chemise. 2 1/2 pp. pen and ink on a folded sheet. 4to 10 x 15 3/4 inches; 250 x 400 mm. across the fold. With: <br /> <br /> HORSBRUGH Thomas Deputy sheriff clerk. Autograph Letter signed "Thos. Horsbrugh" to Claud I Boswell. Cupar Scotland: 24 October 1795. 4to 10 x 15 3/4 inches; 250 x 400 mm. across the fold. 3 1/4 pp. Usual fold lines. A very good copy. <br /> <br /> Torrential rains in the autumn of 1795 decimated cereal crops in the southwest of Scotland. This letter from then Sheriff of Fife Claud Irvine Boswell is an appeal for assistance sent to first Viscount Melville Henry Dundas 1742-1811. Boswell indicates as an enclosure a letter from Thomas Horsbrugh in which the deputy sheriff clerk assesses the extent of the damages in nearby Cupar. <br /> <br /> Written in clear and legible late-eighteenth-century cursive hands these are interesting historical artifacts that document Boswell's extraordinary concern for public welfare: "I presume you will consider the account of the crop in this country as important from the consequences that may result therefrom if some remedy is not provided. It is not the Farmer who suffers the most from the badness of the Crop but the great body of the people the labouring poor.". 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
11468All three on letterheads of 847 Memorial Quadrangle New Haven. Autograph Letter. 22 October 1924. Typed Letter: 30 May 1928. Autograph Note: 7 June 1928. Autograph Letter: 1p. 12mo. Good on lightly-aged paper. In envelope addressed by Tinker to McCamic at Wheeling West Virginia. He thanks him for sending 'the book on Barber'. 'It enriches my working library and I shall be frequently reminded of what I owe to your kindness and interest.' Typed Letter: 1p. 12mo. Fair on lightly-aged paper with light rust stain from staple at head. McCamic's 'file of the British Magazine' is 'rare if not unknown'. 'The libary force was quite excited over the little book - you know we have the finest collection of magazines in this country - and thought I was going to make them a present of the book. I consented at least to ask you to leave it to Yale in your will! You see how dangerous it is to let such things out of your grasp.' Autograph Note: 1p. 12mo. Fair on aged paper with rust stain from paperclip at head. 'I am returning the file of the British Magazine. Tis is the only copy I can discover for that year.' All three on letterheads of 847 Memorial Quadrangle, New Haven. Autograph Letter. 22 October 1924. Typed Letter: 30 May 1928. Au unknown
12216On letterhead of the Yale College Department of English. 8 October 1924. 2pp. 12mo. With stamped and postmarked envelope addressed by Tinker to 'Chas. Mc.Carnie Esqr. Natl. Bank of W. V. Bldg Wheeling W. V.' Tinker considers that 'The MSS. certainly ought to go to the Yale Library rather than to the Elizabethan Club - and the librarian will be delighted to receive it and to acknowledge your goodness in presenting it.' He asks McCamie for 'an account of it in a letter from yourself to accompany the MS.' Concerning Aleyn Lyell Reade's book on Samuel Johnson's servant Francis Barber he thanks McCamie for having remembered his 'need of the volume on Barber'. He had 'tried to get one from Reade and failed. Did you actually see him' On letterhead of the Yale College Department of English. 8 October 1924. unknown
