Samuel Johnson: A Biography
by Wain, John
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- 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. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback Hardcover BCE Book in Good Condition. No Dust Jacket. A biography of one of England's greatest man of letters. A fascinating man with a prodigious intellect. -- Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784. 16 pages of historical illustration plates. Black half cloth binding with gilt title panel on spine, black titles within, black boards, faint wear around edges, upper corner slightly scuffed. Clean with a used look to it. k. There is a faded strip along the top of the upper rear panel. There is a slight bow to the front panel with a slight wobble to the spine. Rough cut. Internals very clean and free from any markings, no creases. 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 (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 023770
- Title
- Samuel Johnson: A Biography
- Author
- Wain, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- 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?" - 9?" t
- Keywords
- JOHNSON, SAMUEL, 1709-1784 HISTORY, ENGLAND BOSWELL LITERATURE JOHNSON'S DICTIONARY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography. Autobiography;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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