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Defining the World The Extraordinary Story of Dr. Johnson's Dictionary
by Hitchings, Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0374113025
- ISBN 13
- 9780374113025
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar & Straus. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2005. First Printing. Hard Cover. 0374113025 . Defining the World is a fascinating acount of the herculean enterprise taken on by Dr. Johnson to establish the first comprehensive dictionary of the English language. Deckle edge. . Unclipped dust jacket shows mild shelf-wear; otherwise, this copy is clean, unmarked, square & tight. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 293 pp .
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- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22520
- Title
- Defining the World The Extraordinary Story of Dr. Johnson's Dictionary
- Author
- Hitchings, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0374113025
- ISBN 13
- 9780374113025
- Publisher
- Farrar & Straus
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2005
- LCCN
- 2005042661
- Keywords
- 0374113025, Samuel Johnston, Dictionaries, British writers, 18th Century England
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Palatine, Illinois
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