The life of Samuel Johnson
by Boswell, James
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very good in fair dust jacket. Signed by illustrator. Sunned spine but otheerwise in very good condition, in fair but serviceabl
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About This Item
Garden City: New York: Doubleday, Doran and company, inc.. 1945. Limited Edition, #502 of 1, 000.. Hard cover. Very good in fair dust jacket. Signed by illustrator. Sunned spine but otheerwise in very good condition, in fair but serviceable original slipcase with tape marks on back. Limited edition, this is #502 of 1, 000, signed by illustrator. .
Synopsis
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. (1791) is a biography of Dr. Samuel Johnson written by James Boswell. It is regarded as an important stage in the development of the modern genre of biography; many have claimed it as the greatest biography written in English. While Boswell's personal acquaintance with his subject only began in 1763, when Johnson was 54 years old, Boswell covered the entirety of Johnson's life by means of additional research.
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- Bookseller
- Damariscotta Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.0000060
- Title
- The life of Samuel Johnson
- Author
- Boswell, James
- Illustrator
- Gordon Ross
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good in fair dust jacket. Signed by illustrator. Sunned spine but otheerwise in very good condition, in fair but serviceabl
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition, #502 of 1, 000.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran and company, inc.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City: New York
- Date Published
- 1945
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