Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket rubbed and worn.. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. Navy cloth titled in gilt on spine. ix, 151pp. Notes, index. A discussion of the literary biographer's craft, including anecdotes about Clifford's literary sleuthing for his biographies of Samuel Johnson and Mrs. Thrale-Piozzi. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

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Bookseller: Old Saratoga Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 53697
Title: From Puzzles to Portraits: Problems of a Literary Biographer
Author: Clifford, James L
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket rubbed and worn.
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Place of Publication: Chapel Hill, NC
Date Published: 1970
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: Literary Biography, Biographers
Bookseller catalogs: Literary Biography; Writing;

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