Boswell in Holland: 1763 - 1764, including his Correspondence with Belle de Zuylen (Zelide] (The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell)

William Heinemann, London, 1952. First Edition Thus. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Fair. editorial committee, advisory committee, list of illustrations, introduction by editor, five appendices and index. Map illustrated endpapers, of Holland at the time of Boswells' visit. Black and white illustrated frontispiece, showing the Tower of " The Cathedral and part of Cathedral Square, Utrecht ". Within the text there are three other illustrations. Dark blue coloured tint to the top text block edge. Dark blue coloured boards with gilt coloured illustration on the front board and gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Illustrated dustwrapper, showing a coloured illustration of the frontispiece, with black coloured titles to the front panel and white coloured titles to the backstrip. In this book we meet James Boswell in Holland, and what he did, whom he met, letters written to various friends and family and the day-to-day life of a gentleman- at- large in the middle of the 18th century. Softening of the back strip edges with bumping of the book corners. A few marks and rubs to the book panels with browning of the text block edges and age toning of the pages. Dustwrapper is in very poor shape. Chipping to the dustwrapper corners and to the top dustwrapper edge and back strip edge. Creasing of the dustwrapper edges with a 4 inch tear that runs the full width of the back strip, 3 inches from the top edge. Creasing of the dustwrapper back strip with Browning, stains and foxing to the rear panel. Browning, foxing and staining to the verso. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XIX, 430 pages, last 2 blank,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Letters; Diaries; 18th Century; Netherlands; 18th century; Inventory No: 0122130. .