Samuel Johnson by Krutch, Joseph Wood - 1944

New York: H. Holt and company. 1944. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner.. xiv p., 1 l., 599 p. front., plates, ports., facsims. (1 double) 22 cm. Includes: Portraits, Plates, Facsimiles. . "References": p. 555-569. clean tight inside pages, .

HB 8vo G/-- 1st Ed. Illustrated. Index. 599 pages. Stated 1st printing. Red cloth with black panels, gilt letters. Some scuffing to covers; rubbing at spine ends, light fraying; fore corners slightly bumped; split to super at feps & reps, hinges weakened; text block tight; acid stain from newspaper laid in at half title and 2 interior pp, o/w clean interior.

Henry Holt & CO., 1944. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Henry Holt & CO., 1944. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Holt, 1944. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

H. Holt and company, January 1945. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Henry Holt and Company, January 1944. Hardcover. Acceptable.

New York: Henry Holt & CO., 1944. Red cloth boards scuffed with edgewear. Front inside hinge weak. Text is clean & unmarked. Book review glued to bep and beb. . Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex Libris.

NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1944. Illustrated with sepia toned portraits and art reproductions. Pages clean, unmarked, binding sound, slight lean to spine. Red boards, gilt lettering over black, a little shelf-wear to extremities. Krutch lived a life based on a description with which he captured the essence of Samuel Johnson: "He was a pessimist with an enormous zest for living." Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . Stated First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Various Artists.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1944. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiv, 599 pp. First printing. The front hinge is weakening, but holding. Previous owner name and reminiscence on the front free endpaper. Remainder mark on the lower page edges. The binding is square, and the text is clean.