[Item #86325] The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, L.L.D.; containing Some Poetical Pieces by Dr. Johnson, relative to the tour, and never before published; A Series of his Conversation, Literally Anecdotes and Opinions of Men and Books; with an Authentic Account of the Distresses and Escape of the Grandson of King James II in the Year 1746. introduction, notes, James BOSWELL, Robert Carruthers, Samuel Johnson, text, poetical pieces.

The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, L.L.D.; containing Some Poetical Pieces by Dr. Johnson, relative to the tour, and never before published; A Series of his Conversation, Literally Anecdotes and Opinions of Men and Books; with an Authentic Account of the Distresses and Escape of the Grandson of King James II in the Year 1746

London: Routledge, Warnes, and Routledge, 1859. Third Edition. Octavo (19.5cm); green cloth-covered boards with titling and decorations stamped in gilt to spine, and blind embossed to covers; [xxx],[1],2-361,[3]pp. Previous owner's gift inscription inked with Christmas 1861 date to front endpaper, and pencilled fish illustration to front flyleaf. Modest shelf-wear and rubbing, with loss of cloth to spine ends and corners, and dampsoil to pastedowns, endpapers, and lower edge of textblock; Good. First published in 1785, this is the travel journal of two friends, Boswell and Johnson, as they toured through the western islands of Scotland and the Scottish Highlands. [86325].

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