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Familiar quotations; a collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their source in ancient and modern literature

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Familiar quotations; a collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their source in ancient and modern literature

by John Bartlett

About this title: This 15th edition of the book, first published in 1855, has been expanded to include more than 22,500 quotations and more than 400 new authors both historical and contemporary - from Susan B.Anthony and Muhammad Ali to Mozart and Mick Jagger. It has been redesigned in a larger, more readable format which accommodates more quotations in less space and for the first time supplies each quotation with a number for ready index reference. More translations from non-British works appear in this edition, besides some fresh translations of others already in the text. For the first time, the enlarged ... read more

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Familiar Quotations: a Collection of Passages, Phrases and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

by Bartlett, John

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Edition: Ninth Edition Binding: Hard Back/Hard Cover Publisher: Macmillan Press Ltd, London UK Date Published: 1906 ISBN-13: 9780333218457 ISBN: 0333218450

Description: Very Good + No Dustjacket. 8" Tall. 1158 pages including index which start at page 863. Very clean midnight-blue binding-gilt titles to spine. Light wear at spine-ends. Page-edges browned, light spotting to endpapers o/w contents very clean. read more

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Familiar Quotations: a Collection of Passages, Phrases and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature;

by Beck, Emily Morison

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Macmillan, London Date Published: 1968

Description: 14th edition. Revised and Enlarged. Hardback. Very good/ Dust jacket Very good. xviii, 1776pp with 20, 421 quotations by 2, 250 authors plus index. Navy covers highly decorated in gilt on front & spine. Protected dust jacket. Neat inscription on front endpaper. Very heavy, please contact us for postage rates if delivery outside the U.K. read more

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Familiar Quotations: a Collection of Passages, Phrases and Proverbs

by Bartlett, John

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Familiar Quotations: a Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

by John Bartlett

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Binding: Half-Leather Publisher: Macmillan And Co. Limited, London Date Published: 1937

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Familiar Quotations: a Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

by Bartlett, John (1820-1905)

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Edition: 9th Edition. Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Boston, Little, Brown, and company Date Published: 1891

Description: Subjects: Quotations. Finely bound in contemporary aniline calf over marble boards. Raised bands with a dark morocco gilt-blocked label. Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. Impressively well-preserved. Scans on request. 2. pp. 1158. read more

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Familiar Quotations: a Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources...

by Bartlett, John (1820-1905) (Comp. )

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Edition: 9th Edition. Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Boston, Little, Brown, and company Date Published: 1898

Description: A comprehensive collection. Subjects: Quotations. Ancient literature. A good copy bound in half-calf over marbled boards. Gilt-lettering to spine and uniform decoration to compartments. Raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Slight dust-dulling and usual rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particula. 1. pp. 1158. read more

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Familiar Quotations-a Collection of Passages, Phrases and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature,

by Bartlett, John

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: published by Little, Brown & Co., Boston Date Published: 1946

Description: Large thick 8vo (60mm-wide spine), xlviii, 1578pp, body of text in two-column format, original cloth a bit dulled, title gilt on black-printed spine and upper-board labels, top cut edge tinted, school prize label inside front cover, text pages clean and good, slightly shaken, a working copy. read more

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Familiar Quotations: a Collection of Passages, Phrases and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

by John Bartlett, Emily Morison Beck (Editor), Et Al (Editor)

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: MACMILLAN Date Published: 1980 ISBN-13: 9780333309179 ISBN: 0333309170

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Familiar Quotations: a Collection of Passages, Phrases and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: ROUTLEDGE ISBN-13: 9780710010568 ISBN: 0710010567

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Familiar Quotations: a Collection of Passages, Phrases and Proverbs, Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

by John Bartlett

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: MACMILLAN Date Published: 1907

Description: Published by MacMillan in 1907. Hardback. Condition: Very Good. May show some slight signs of wear. #26580 3BLU4-H 8233232 (H51-50) read more

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Familiar Quotations: a Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

by Bartlett, John; Beck, Emily Morison

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Edition: 15th Edition Binding: Cloth Publisher: Little Brown, London Date Published: 1980

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by Bartlett, John

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Edition: Fifteenth Edition Binding: Hard Cover Publisher: Macmillan, London Date Published: 1980 ISBN-13: 9780333309179 ISBN: 0333309170

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Familiar Quotations: a Collection of Passages, Phrases and Proverbs, Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

by John Bartlett

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: MACMILLAN Date Published: 1902

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Familiar Quotations: a Collection of Passages, Phrases and Proverbs, Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

by John Bartlett

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: MacMillan Date Published: 1902

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by John Bartlett

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: 1898

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Familiar Quotations a Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

by John Bartlett

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: MacMillan & Co, 1939

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by Bartlett, John:

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: London, Macmillan, [Fifeteenth And 125th Anniversay Edition Revised And... Date Published: 1980 ISBN-13: 9780333309179 ISBN: 0333309170

Description: Tall 8vo, lvii, 1540pp, Dark Red Textured Cloth Gilt (Good), D/W (rubbed/worn along top edge o/w Good). Edited by Emily Morison Beck and the editorial staff of Little, Brown and Company. _ PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BOOK WEIGHS 2.2 KILOS WITH PACKING. read more

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Familiar Quotations: a Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature Ninth Edition

by Bartlett, John

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Edition: Ninth Edition Binding: Three-Quarter Leather Publisher: Macmillan and Co, London Date Published: 1907

Description: Very Good + No Dustjacket. 8vo. A tidy, tight, 8 3/4 " by 6 3/4" hardback with a three quarter tan brown leather binding and matching endpapers and pattern on the page edges. The spine has five ribs with gilt titles and decoration in the spaces between. The leather of the spine cover has some scuffs but the spine ends are good and string. The cover corners are rubbed with the top corner of the back cover just showing the board below on the very point. There is a " Lotus Lending Library " label ... read more

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Familiar Quotations: a Collection of Passages, Phrases and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

by John Bartlett (Editor)

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Publisher: MACMILLAN Date Published: 1969 ISBN-13: 9780333017135 ISBN: 0333017137

Description: USED, BUT IN GOOD CONDITION. 14TH EDITION REPRINTED 1977. NO JACKET. BLANK END PAPER DAMP STAINED AND INSCRIBED BY PREVIOUS OWNER, OTHERWISE INTERIOR VERY GOOD. VERY SMALL TEAR TO TAIL OF SPINE. #3973 7567294B4BLU5H*ML3% (#06-03-H11-43) read more

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Macmillan Date Published: 1969/05/01 ISBN-13: 9780333017135 ISBN: 0333017137

Description: Collectible-Good. Very small inscription inside, pages good. No dust jacket. Hardback faded on spine. Published 1938 by Little, Brown And Company. Eleventh edition, Revised and Enlarged. read more

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Familiar Quotations, a Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

by Bartlett John

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Binding: Hard Cover Publisher: London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., Date Published: 1930

Description: Very Good. 8vo, xix, 1454pp, VG Hardback. 10th Edition revised and enlarged by Nathan Haskell Dole. Binding firm, boards bright, text clean. Mild rubbing to top/tail of cloth spine. Very Good Internally. 1.198 kg. read more

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Familiar Quotations: a Collection of Passages, Phrases and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

by Bartlett John

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Macmillan, 15th (and 125th Anniversary) edn, 1980 ISBN-13: 9780333309179 ISBN: 0333309170

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Familiar Quotations; a Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

by Bartlett, John (Compiled By)

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Edition: 13th and centennial Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston Date Published: 1955

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Familiar Quotations: a Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

by Bartlett, John, And Kaplan, Justin

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Edition: 16th ed. Binding: Trade Paperback Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston Date Published: 1992 ISBN-13: 9780316082778 ISBN: 0316082775

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Familiar quotations; a collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature

by Bartlett, John (Compiled by), and Beck, Emily Morison

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Edition: 14th ed., rev. and enl. Emily Morison Beck, editor. Binding: Hard cover Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston Date Published: 1968

Description: Very good in good dust jacket. DJ has some edgewear and plastic delamination. Bookd is clean and tight. xviii, 1750 p.; 24 cm. read more

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