The journal of a tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. By James Boswell, Esq. Containing Some Poetical Pieces by Dr. Johnson, relative to the Tour, and never before published; A Series of his Conversation, Literary Anecdotes, and Opinions of Men and Books: with an authentick account of The Distresses and Escape of the Grandson of King James II. in the Year 1746.

People / Organizations

• James Boswell (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, in the Poultry, MDCCLXXXV. [1785]

Publication year

1785-1785

ESTC No.

T53594

Grub Street ID

280527

Description

vii,[1],524,[2]p. ; 8⁰

Note

A number of variants exist: in some copies C2, C7, E3, E4 or M4 are cancels; p. 121 line 4 from the bottom ends with "in-", with the first word of line 3 being "induced", in the second state this is corrected; p. 237 lines 6-7 read "... the former and the latter ...", in the second state this is altered to "... Kings and subjects ..."; p. 299 line 13 in the second state has "nor Mrs. Thrale," inserted after "Beauclerk".

With a half-title and a final errata leaf.

Uncontrolled note

Rothschild, Vol. 1 pp. 91-92. Bl copy is Rothschild 456