Familiar Quotations: A Collection of Passages, Phrases and Proverbs Traced to their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1905. Ninth Edition. Hardcover. Ninth edition, published in 1905. First published in 1855, , one of the most popular refercence works in history; it is the longest-lived and most widely distributed collection of quoations, still in print, in its 18th edition in 2012. There was a time when every good household library had a copy: Bartlett's reference book came in handy to student essayists, public speakers and just about any "educated" person. With The Knickerbocker Nidery stamp in rear and Putnam in front, this copy was rebound by Putnam ? Knickerbocker Press. again, in a time when all the major publishing houses had its own bindery to assist its patrons in building a home library of good taste and appearance. 3/4 red leather over marblized covers, gilt top edge, matching marbleized endpapers, uncut side edge, and at 1158 pages - what a buy! VG+. Item #009659
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