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100 1 a| Hitchings, Henry,d| 1974-=| ^A608152;

240 10 a| Dr. Johnson's Dictionary=| ^A626795;

245 10 a| Defining the world :b| the extraordinary story of Dr. Johnson's Dictionary /c| Henry Hitchings.;

250 a| 1st American ed.;

260 a| New York :b| Farrar, Straus and Giroux,c| 2005.;

300 a| viii, 292 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 22 cm;

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338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

500 a| "Originally published in 2005 by John Murray (Publishers) ... as Dr. Johnson's Dictionary: the extraordinary story of the book that defined the world"--T.p. verso.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-278) and index.;

505 0 a| Adventurous -- Amulet -- Apple -- Bookworm -- Commoner - Darkling -- To decamp -- To dissipate -- English -- Entrance -- Factotum -- To gather -- Higgledy-piggledy -- Lexicographer -- Library -- Melancholy -- Microscope -- Network -- Nicety -- To note -- Opinionist -- Opulence -- Pastern -- Patron -- Philology -- Pleasureful -- To preface -- Publication -- Reception -- Triumphant -- Ubiquity -- Variety -- Weightiness -- X -- Zootomy.;

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650 0 a| Encyclopedias and dictionariesx| History and criticism.=| ^A36379;

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Defining the world : the extraordinary story of Dr. Johnson's Dictionary / Henry Hitchings.

Author/creator	Hitchings, Henry, 1974-
Format	Book
Edition	1st American ed.
Publication Info	New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005.
Description	viii, 292 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects	Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784. Dictionary of the English language. English language--Lexicography. --History. --18th century. Encyclopedias and dictionaries--History and criticism. English language--18th century. --Lexicography.

Uniform title	Dr. Johnson's Dictionary
Contents	Adventurous -- Amulet -- Apple -- Bookworm -- Commoner - Darkling -- To decamp -- To dissipate -- English -- Entrance -- Factotum -- To gather -- Higgledy-piggledy -- Lexicographer -- Library -- Melancholy -- Microscope -- Network -- Nicety -- To note -- Opinionist -- Opulence -- Pastern -- Patron -- Philology -- Pleasureful -- To preface -- Publication -- Reception -- Triumphant -- Ubiquity -- Variety -- Weightiness -- X -- Zootomy.
General note	"Originally published in 2005 by John Murray (Publishers) ... as Dr. Johnson's Dictionary: the extraordinary story of the book that defined the world"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-278) and index.
LCCN	2005042661
ISBN	0374113025
ISBN	9780374113025

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