Boswell's London Journal 1762-1763

New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1950. 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name on the front endpaper. The price clipped dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks and chips missing. The reverse of the dust jacket has noticeable toning, and several pieces of tape added by a previous owner to reinforce the joints. "James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck, was a Scottish biographer, diarist, and lawyer, born in Edinburgh. He is best known for his biography of his friend and older contemporary, the English writer Samuel Johnson, which is commonly said to be the greatest biography written in the English language. A great mass of Boswell's diaries, letters, and private papers were recovered from the 1920s to the 1950s, and their ongoing publication by Yale University has transformed his reputation. " (from Wikipedia) .