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[BOSWELL, James (1740-1795)] -- WALTON, Izaak (1593-1683). The Life of Dr. Sanderson, late Bishop of Lincoln. London: Printed for Richard Marriott, 1678.
8° (x, A4, a-o8, X, A-S8, T4). Endpapers renewed. Engraved frontispiece (closed tear on title-page repaired). 18th century calf-covered boards (rubbed, rebacked preserving original spine). Provenance: James Boswell (his signed note on front fly-leaf).
¿first edition, Boswell's copy¿. His signed 1777 note on the front fly-leaf explains: “Bought at the Reverend Dr. Cumming’s Auction.” The biographical portion of the work is followed by various letters and five of Sanderson’s tracts. Wing W667.
8° (x, A4, a-o8, X, A-S8, T4). Endpapers renewed. Engraved frontispiece (closed tear on title-page repaired). 18th century calf-covered boards (rubbed, rebacked preserving original spine). Provenance: James Boswell (his signed note on front fly-leaf).
¿first edition, Boswell's copy¿. His signed 1777 note on the front fly-leaf explains: “Bought at the Reverend Dr. Cumming’s Auction.” The biographical portion of the work is followed by various letters and five of Sanderson’s tracts. Wing W667.