Dr. Sam: Johnson, detector : being a light-hearted collection of recently reveal'd episodes in the career of the great lexicographer narrated as from the pen of James Boswell : including the unmasking of the Flying Highwayman; the singular episode of the Monboddo Ape Boy; the recovery of Prince Charlie's vanisht ruby, the stolen Christmas box, and the pilfer'd great seal of England; also, the detection of the mysterious visitant in Mincing Land, and the macabre affair of the wax-work cadaver
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New York : Imprinted for Alfred A. Knopf, 1946.
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First edition.
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xi, 257 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm
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New York : Imprinted for Alfred A. Knopf, 1946.
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Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English

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A Borzoi book.
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Also issued online.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

De La Torre, L. (1946). Dr. Sam: Johnson, detector: being a light-hearted collection of recently reveal'd episodes in the career of the great lexicographer narrated as from the pen of James Boswell : including the unmasking of the Flying Highwayman; the singular episode of the Monboddo Ape Boy; the recovery of Prince Charlie's vanisht ruby, the stolen Christmas box, and the pilfer'd great seal of England; also, the detection of the mysterious visitant in Mincing Land, and the macabre affair of the wax-work cadaver (First edition.). Imprinted for Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

De La Torre, Lillian, 1902-1993. 1946. Dr. Sam: Johnson, Detector: Being a Light-hearted Collection of Recently Reveal'd Episodes in the Career of the Great Lexicographer Narrated As From the Pen of James Boswell : Including the Unmasking of the Flying Highwayman; the Singular Episode of the Monboddo Ape Boy; the Recovery of Prince Charlie's Vanisht Ruby, the Stolen Christmas Box, and the Pilfer'd Great Seal of England; Also, the Detection of the Mysterious Visitant in Mincing Land, and the Macabre Affair of the Wax-work Cadaver. Imprinted for Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

De La Torre, Lillian, 1902-1993. Dr. Sam: Johnson, Detector: Being a Light-hearted Collection of Recently Reveal'd Episodes in the Career of the Great Lexicographer Narrated As From the Pen of James Boswell : Including the Unmasking of the Flying Highwayman; the Singular Episode of the Monboddo Ape Boy; the Recovery of Prince Charlie's Vanisht Ruby, the Stolen Christmas Box, and the Pilfer'd Great Seal of England; Also, the Detection of the Mysterious Visitant in Mincing Land, and the Macabre Affair of the Wax-work Cadaver Imprinted for Alfred A. Knopf, 1946.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

De La Torre, Lillian. Dr. Sam: Johnson, Detector: Being a Light-hearted Collection of Recently Reveal'd Episodes in the Career of the Great Lexicographer Narrated As From the Pen of James Boswell : Including the Unmasking of the Flying Highwayman; the Singular Episode of the Monboddo Ape Boy; the Recovery of Prince Charlie's Vanisht Ruby, the Stolen Christmas Box, and the Pilfer'd Great Seal of England; Also, the Detection of the Mysterious Visitant in Mincing Land, and the Macabre Affair of the Wax-work Cadaver First edition., Imprinted for Alfred A. Knopf, 1946.

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