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Defining the World: The Extraordinary Story of Dr. Johnson's Dictionary
by Hitchings, Henry
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- New/New
- ISBN 10
- 0374113025
- ISBN 13
- 9780374113025
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005. First American Edition. 8vo. 292pp. Hard cover. Black & white illustrations. Brilliantly entertaining and enlightening, Defining the World is the story of Dr. Johnson's heroic endeavor 250 years after the first publication of the Dictionary. Hitchings describes Johnson's adventure, ambition and vision, his moments of despair, the mistakes he make along the way, and his ultimate triumph to establish the first comprehensive dictionary of the English language. It combines the story of compiling the first dictionary with the biography of its author. New in new dustjacket, protected with a mylar cover.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Defining the World: The Extraordinary Story of Dr. Johnson's Dictionary
- Author
- Hitchings, Henry
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Edition
- First American Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0374113025
- ISBN 13
- 9780374113025
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2005
- LCCN
- 2005042661
- Keywords
- First Comprehensive Dictionary of English Language.
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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