The beauties of Boswell; being a series of drawings satirizing Dr. Samuel Johnson's visit with James Boswell to the Western Isles of Scotland,
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Author / Creator: | Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827 |
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Imprint: | San Francisco, The Book Club of California, 1942. |
Description: | [7] p., facsim. (1 prelim. leaf, 10 col. plates) 28 x 37 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1397463 |
Other title: | Picturesque beauties of Boswell. |
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Other authors / contributors: | Heron, Flodden W. Book Club of California. |
Notes: | "Two hundred and fifty copies have been printed ... by Grabhorn Press, San Francisco. The Rowlandson drawings have been reproduced from the original 1786 edition, by permission of the owner, Moore S. Achenbach." Laid in portfolio. Explanatory text signed: Flodden W. Heron. Facsimile of original title-page: Picturesque beauties of Boswell, part the first. Containing ten prints, designed and etched by two capital artists ... [London] E. Jackson, and G. Kearsley, 1786. |
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