DOCTOR JOHNSON A Play by Newton, A. Edward - 1923

Atlantic Monthly Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1923. First ed/us. hardback. From the lib. Of author Charlotte Aike w/her inscription ; 8.70 X 6.80 X 0.70 inches; 120 pages .

Atlantic Monthly Press, 1923-01-01. Hardcover. Good. .

Boston, MA: Atlantic Monthly Press. G/P. 1923. ........ Cloth. 8vo., 120 pp, dj frayed and soiled, chipped .

Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1923. First. Hardcover. Near fine/Good. Dr. Johnson: A Play" is a dramatic portrayal of the life and times of Samuel Johnson, the famous 18th-century English writer, lexicographer, and literary critic. The play follows Johnson's journey from his humble beginnings in Lichfield, through his struggles with poverty, depression, and illness, to his eventual rise to fame as a celebrated author and intellectual. Along the way, the play explores Johnson's relationships with his friends, family, and colleagues, including his contentious friendship with the writer and actor David Garrick, his patronage of the struggling poet Oliver Goldsmith, and his complex relationship with his wife, Tetty. The play also delves into Johnson's intellectual and philosophical beliefs, including his views on religion, morality, and the nature of human existence.  Alfred Edward Newton (1864-1940) was an American industrialist better known as an author and avid book collector. He is best… Read More

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2005-04-01. Paperback. Good.

Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Press / The Merrymount Press, 1923. First printing. Octavo. 120 pp; color frontis, b/w illustrations. Cloth backed boards with paper spine and cover labels. ex-lib only for removed pocket on front pastedown and number on spine. VG, light rubbing to spine and corners. internally clean and tight.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.

Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1923. cloth-backed boards, paper spine and cover labels, dust jacket. square 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper spine and cover labels, dust jacket. xviii, 120 pages with a colored frontispiece of Dr. Johnson and 8 other illustrations. First edition (Fleck A.8.A.1b). Note that the frontispiece is colored in the trade edition whereas it is in black-and-white in the limited edition. Lacking the dust jacket. Paper boards soiled. Spine paper label age darkened. Minor shelfwear. Front free endpaper with minor rip at head of spine. Ownership inscription in ink on front free endpaper. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books.

1923. NEWTON, A. Edward. Doctor Johnson. A Play. Original cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. Boston: Atlantic, 1923. First edition.

Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1923. First edition. Hardcover. Two-toned crimson boards and blue/green cloth, paper spine and front cover labels. Very good. 120 pages. 22.5 x 16 cm. Frontispiece, printed by D.B. Updike at the Merrymount Press, Bookplate.

the Atlantic Monthly Press. Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Very good. Email for further information.