Doctor Johnson A Play
Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1923. Hardcover. Frontispiece, xiii, 120p. Blue cloth over boards. Dust jacket a chipped. Printed at the Merrymount Press. AUTOGRAPHED PRESENTATION COPY, WITH SENTIMENTS ON FLY-LEAF "PROFESSOR ROBERT A. ROGERS WITH COMPLIMENTS OF HIS FRIEND A EDWARD NEWTON, JULY 21. 1923 'SIR' SAID DR. JOHNSON, 'TO CATCH THE GOOD THAT IS WITHIN OUR REACH IS THE GREAT ART OF LIFE.'" Robert W. Rogers (1914-1992) was Professor of English (1948-64) at University of Illinois and later Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (1964-1979). Includes the Professor's bookplate on the inside front board. A fresh clean untrimmed copy. Julian Pearce Smith 'The Merrymount Press #586. Very Good / Good. Item #003759
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