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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Penguin Classics
Publication date August 1, 1979
Binding Paperback
Edition Reprint
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780140431162
ISBN-10 0140431160
Dimensions 0.75 by 5 by 7.75 in.
Weight 0.50 lbs.
Original list price $17.00
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
The classic view of eighteenth-century life and thought in England through the conversations of the famous writer
Editions
Hardcover
Book cover for 9780394607023 Book cover for 9780460000017 Book cover for 9780679417170
 
from Everymans Library (December 1, 1992); titled "The Life of Samuel Johnson"
9780679417170 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.25 × 2.25 in. | 2.55 lbs | List price $32.00
With Lisa Bondeson | from J M Dent & Sons Ltd (June 1, 1976)
9780460000017 | details & prices | List price $17.95
This edition also contains Memories of a Small Town
About: Boswell's classic biography of the eighteenth-century English lexicographer, critic, and conversationalist
from Random House Inc (June 1, 1952); titled "The Life of Samuel Johnson"
9780394607023 | details & prices | List price $4.95
About: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text.
Paperback
Book cover for 9780075536451 Book cover for 9780140431162 Book cover for 9781417969852 Book cover for 9781419184505 Book cover for 9781495946844 Book cover for 9781500618919
 
from Createspace Independent Pub (July 23, 2014); titled "The Life of Samuel Johnson"
9781500618919 | details & prices | 484 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.09 in. | List price $14.00
About: Notoriously and self-confessedly intemperate, Boswell shared with Johnson a huge appetite for life and threw equal energy into recording its every aspect in minute but telling detail.
from Createspace Independent Pub (February 16, 2014); titled "The Life of Samuel Johnson"
9781495946844 | details & prices | 332 pages | 6.75 × 9.50 × 0.75 in. | 1.55 lbs | List price $14.95
About: James Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson is often called the greatest biography of all-time and may well be.
from Lightning Source Inc (June 20, 2012); titled "The Life of Samuel Johnson"
9781486150236 | details & prices | 22 pages | 7.50 × 9.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $9.94
from Kessinger Pub Co (June 30, 2005); titled "The Life of Samuel Johnson"
9781419184505 | details & prices | 660 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.75 in. | 2.10 lbs | List price $48.95
from Kessinger Pub Co (March 30, 2005); titled "The Life of Samuel Johnson"
9781417969852 | details & prices | 584 pages | 8.25 × 10.75 × 1.25 in. | 2.85 lbs | List price $43.95
About: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Penguin Classics (August 1, 1979); titled "The Life of Samuel Johnson"
9780140431162 | details & prices | 5.00 × 7.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $17.00
About: The classic view of eighteenth-century life and thought in England through the conversations of the famous writer
With Frank S. Endicott (other contributor) | Abridged edition from McGraw-Hill Humanities Social (March 1, 1967); titled "The Life of Samuel Johnson"
9780075536451 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.25 × 1.25 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $15.65
Cassette/Spoken Word
Book cover for 9780786105007 Book cover for 9780786113439 Book cover for 9780786113446 Book cover for 9780786113453
 
With Bernard Mayes (other contributor) | Unabridged edition from Blackstone Audio Inc (March 1, 1998); titled "The Life of Samuel Johnson"
9780786113453 | details & prices | 6.75 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $49.95
About: [This is Part 3 of a 3-part Audiobook CASSETTE Library Edition.
With Bernard Mayes (other contributor) | Unabridged edition from Blackstone Audio Inc (March 1, 1998); titled "The Life of Samuel Johnson"
9780786113439 | details & prices | 6.75 × 10.00 × 2.25 in. | 1.80 lbs | List price $99.95
About: [This is Part 1 of a 3-part Audiobook CASSETTE Library Edition.
With Bernard Mayes (other contributor) | Unabridged edition from Blackstone Audio Inc (March 1, 1998); titled "The Life of Samuel Johnson"
9780786113446 | details & prices | 7.00 × 9.75 × 2.25 in. | 1.75 lbs | List price $89.95
About: [This is Part 2 of a 3-part Audiobook CASSETTE Library Edition.
from Blackstone Audio Inc (August 1, 1997); titled "The Life of Samuel Johnson"
9780786105007 | details & prices | List price $83.95
from Blackstone Audio Inc (August 1, 1997); titled "The Life of Samuel Johnson"
9780786105014 | details & prices | List price $83.95
About: This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work.
Prebinding
Book cover for 9781439514191
 
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (July 10, 2008); titled "The Life of Samuel Johnson"
9781439514191 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.74 lbs | List price $25.00

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