{"product_id":"boswells-london-journal-1762-1763-first-edition-1950","title":"Boswell’s London Journal 1762–1763 | 1950 First Edition Yale University Press | Edited by Frederick A. Pottle","description":"\u003ch3\u003eA landmark publication in literary scholarship and one of the most important Boswell editions of the 20th century.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 22px 0 14px 0; padding: 8px 14px 6px 14px; border-left: 3px solid #334FB4; background-color: #f8faff;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #334fb4; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 0 0 6px 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollector’s Note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nFirst editions from the \u003cstrong\u003eYale Boswell Papers series\u003c\/strong\u003e are increasingly sought by collectors of literary biography, Enlightenment history, Samuel Johnson studies, and fine university press editions. The London Journal remains the cornerstone volume of the Boswell Papers project and is especially appreciated for its candid portrayal of Georgian London and its richly detailed period maps and scholarly annotations.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"657\" data-start=\"114\"\u003ePublished in 1950 by \u003cstrong\u003eMcGraw-Hill Book Company\u003c\/strong\u003e for Yale University, this first edition of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"359\" data-start=\"322\"\u003eBoswell’s London Journal: 1762–1763\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e introduced readers to a long-lost private diary of Scottish author and biographer \u003cstrong\u003eJames Boswell\u003c\/strong\u003e. Edited by renowned Yale scholar \u003cstrong\u003eFrederick A. Pottle\u003c\/strong\u003e, the volume became an immediate literary sensation upon publication and marked the beginning of Yale University’s monumental Boswell Papers project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1231\" data-start=\"659\"\u003eWritten when Boswell was only twenty-two years old, the journal captures his arrival in London as he pursued a literary career and first encountered Samuel Johnson, the towering figure who would later become the subject of Boswell’s celebrated biography. Frank, observant, witty, and deeply personal, the diary records Boswell’s ambitions, insecurities, friendships, romances, and intellectual growth with remarkable honesty and detail. Historians and literary scholars continue to regard the journal as one of the great firsthand portraits of 18th-century London society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 22px 0 14px 0; padding: 8px 14px 6px 14px; border-left: 3px solid #6A7A8A; background-color: #f4f6f8;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #4a5560; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; margin: 0 0 6px 0;\"\u003eHistorical Note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 6px 0 4px 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe publication of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1672\" data-end=\"1698\"\u003eBoswell’s London Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e marked the public debut of Yale University’s ambitious “Private Papers of James Boswell” editorial project. The Boswell manuscripts—long believed lost—were rediscovered in the 20th century after passing through the collection of Ralph Isham. Yale established a dedicated editorial department under\u003cstrong\u003e Frederick A. Pottle\u003c\/strong\u003e to organize and publish the papers. Issued in 1950, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"2069\" data-end=\"2095\"\u003eBoswell’s London Journal\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ebecame the first major volume in what would evolve into one of the most respected literary documentary projects of the century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis handsome Yale edition features blue cloth boards with the Boswell crest stamped to the front cover, gilt lettering along the spine, and beautifully illustrated map endpapers depicting London during Boswell’s era. The 370-page hardcover book remains in very good to excellent condition with secure binding, clean pages, light shelf wear, and minor rubbing consistent with age and handling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eBrowse the \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" title=\"Reference Books, Text Books, Field Guides \u0026amp; Biographies\" href=\"https:\/\/thetownhouseantiques.com\/collections\/reference-instruction-books-field-guides\"\u003eBiographies \u0026amp; Reference Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e more memoirs, biographies, personal papers, and links to other\u003c\/span\u003e printed works by category.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40133797969987,"sku":"","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0114\/3262\/4186\/files\/Boswell_s_Journal_Cover.jpg?v=1779056615","url":"https:\/\/thetownhouseantiques.com\/products\/boswells-london-journal-1762-1763-first-edition-1950","provider":"The Townhouse Antiques \u0026 Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}