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Samuel Johnson: A Biography
by Wain, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0670616710
- ISBN 13
- 9780670616718
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
USA: Viking Press, 1975. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7. Viking Press, 1975. Hardcover BCE Book in Very Good Condition with a Good Dust Jacket. Archival protective jacket cover. A biography of one of England's greatest men of letters. A fascinating man with a prodigious intellect. -- Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784. 16 pages of historical illustration plates. Clean black half cloth binding with gilt title panel on spine, black titles within, black boards. Clean, tight, solid, unmarked book. There is a faded strip on the bottom of the spine and along the top of the upper edges. Rough cut. Internals very clean and free from any markings, no creases. Clean black jacket with portrait of Johnson, red and yellow print, with wear to corners and edges, spine head and heel chipped. 388 pages with index. 9.6 x 6.5 inches. 1975, Viking Press, New York, New York, USA
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- Seller
- The Parnassus BookShop
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 020640
- Title
- Samuel Johnson: A Biography
- Author
- Wain, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
- ISBN 10
- 0670616710
- ISBN 13
- 9780670616718
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1975
- Size
- 8vo - over 7
- Keywords
- JOHNSON, SAMUEL, 1709-1784 HISTORY, ENGLAND BOSWELL LITERATURE JOHNSON'S DICTIONARY
- X weight
- 0 oz
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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