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Terry Seymour – The Many Lives of James Boswell

Terry Seymour is an independent scholar who concentrates on bibliographical topics. He is considered the leading authority on the J. M. Dent series, Everyman’s Library. In 2008 he co-curated an exhibition at the University of North Carolina entitled, “The ABC of Collecting Everyman’s Library, Archives, Books, Collectors.” He presented a paper on the Everyman series at the Books in Series Conference in London, October 2007, later published (see below). In December 2013 he was invited by the Johnson Society of London to perform the annual wreath-laying in Westminster Abbey to honor Dr. Johnson. Following the service he addressed the Society on the subject of Johnson and Boswell as book collectors. He has served on the Council of the Friends of the Princeton University Library since 1998 and is currently a member of the Executive Committee and Chair of the Acquisitions group. Current Projects: 2017- present. A census of the first edition of Boswell’s Life of Johnson (1791). 2012- present. A catalogue of the library of Thomas Ruddiman. 2019- present. Forthcoming book will identify all known copies of Edmond Malone’s 1808 pamphlet on Shakespeare’s Tempest. Books: A Guide to Collecting Everyman’s Library (Author House: 2005). A Printing History of Everyman’s Library 1906-1982 (Author House: 2010). Boswell’s Books: Four Generations of Collecting and Collectors (Oak Knoll Press, 2016).