Boswell in Search of a Wife 1766-1769
In this volume we follow Boswell in what was probably, some of the happiest of his years. During the course of these years he graduates as an advocate, he gets involved in the Douglas cause, he publishes both Dorando and the hugely successful Account of Corsica, he travels to Ireland in search of a wife, and finally ends up marrying his cousin Margaret Montgomerie.
The book was first published by William Heinemann in 1956 in the usual format used for all of the Yale trade editions. A deluxe version was published simultaneously, in 400 numbered copies. This version includes a number of illustrations not in the trade edition, as well as being of a better print quality.
In 1958 the Reprint Society published a small - almost pocket-size - version, which seems to be a complete reprint of the first trade edition, complete with annotations.
Both versions of the trade edition are available cheaply from AbeBooks. The Deluxe version, however, can rarely be found for less than £60.
