New York, NY: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1958 Harper & Brothers, Publishers, New York. Hardcover. First Edition? (NAP). Book is tight, square, and unmarked bur for a University UV price on the FFFP. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Very Good; NOT Price Clipped ($5.50); light rubbing to head, tail, spine and flap edges. Blue cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering and gilt encircling of the title on spine. 390 pp 8vo. The renown biographer Pearson presents his version of the combined story of the two men, inseparable in the history of literature they now united in one narrative. He tells of their lives up to their meeting, then their experiences commingle, then Johnson dies and the final 10 years of Boswell's life finish the book. A skillful and absorbing study. A clean very presentable copy.

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Bookseller: Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005982
Title: Johnson and Boswell; The Story of Their Lives
Author: Hesketh Pearson
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Harper & Brothers, Publishers
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 1958
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords: Johnson and Boswell, literature, Samuel Johnson, James Boswell, biographer, traveling companions,
Bookseller catalogs: Biographies;

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Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.

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