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Penguin Cat. No. EL33. ***First impression of the first Penguin English Library edition. Edited with a special Introduction by Patrick Cruttwell. This is the true first UK edition of this selection. A paperback original. ***Very good in colour-illustrated wrappers. Just a few marks and light edge creasing commensurate with age and handling. [see scans] Covers bright and clean, although the head and tail of the spine is slightly scuffed. No reading creases to the spine. No fading. Interior pages unmarked. Paper slightly tanned. No inscriptions. ***571 pages plus publisher's adverts to the rear. 180mm x 111mm. ***'This volume includes generous selections not only from Samuel Johnson's major works, such as the Dictionary, the edition of Shakespeare, and the Lives of the Poets, but also from his less-known journalistic writings and his letters and private prayers. Grouped around the major periods of the great Doctor's life, the selection adds up to a portrait of one of the most remarkable - and attractive - of all English men of letters.' (Quote from rear wrapper blurb). ***First impression of the first edition of the Penguin English Library edition of the writings of Samuel Johnson, edited with an introduction and notes by Patrick Cruttwell. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…