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Defining the World: The Extraordinary Story of Dr Johnson's Dictionary
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Picador USA
Publication date
October 17, 2006
Pages
292
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780312426200
ISBN-10
0312426208
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.50 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.60 lbs.
Original list price
$22.00
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Recalling the story of the first great lexicon of English, the author reveals how Samuel Johnson arduously assembled his famous eighteenth century dictionary--a task that took longer than expected but ultimately helped make English into a major European language. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.
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Hardcover
from Farrar Straus & Giroux (October 19, 2005); titled "Defining the World: The Extraordinary Story of Dr. Johnson's Dictionary"
9780374113025 | details & prices | 292 pages | 6.00 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $24.00
About: Recalling the story of the first great lexicon of English, the author reveals how Samuel Johnson arduously assembled his eighteenth-century dictionary--a task that ultimately helped make English into a major European language.
About: Recalling the story of the first great lexicon of English, the author reveals how Samuel Johnson arduously assembled his eighteenth-century dictionary--a task that ultimately helped make English into a major European language.
Paperback
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Reprint edition from Picador USA (October 17, 2006)
9780312426200 | details & prices | 292 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $22.00
About: Recalling the story of the first great lexicon of English, the author reveals how Samuel Johnson arduously assembled his famous eighteenth century dictionary--a task that took longer than expected but ultimately helped make English into a major European language.
About: Recalling the story of the first great lexicon of English, the author reveals how Samuel Johnson arduously assembled his famous eighteenth century dictionary--a task that took longer than expected but ultimately helped make English into a major European language.
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