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SOUTHEAST ENGLAND. BEAUTIFUL BRITAIN SERIES.

By: Automobile Association.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: London, Reader's Digest: 1987

Seller ID: 22823

ISBN: 0861455185

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

160 pp, 4to (11/14" H). Map endpapers. Colour photographs. "Breathtaking views, fascinating stories, archaeological treasures, links with famous characters - whether in the countryside or a town or village, around every corner you come face to face with Britain's heritage. All of these - and more - are to be found in this authoritative guidebook- part of a new regional series from the AA - which captures the spirit of the best and most interesting features of Southeast England. Local legends, literary, historical and architectural facts - together with items of natural history and geo...
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EVERYONE IN THE BIBLE.

By: Barker, William P.

Price: $17.50 USD

Publisher: Old Tappan, New Jersey, Fleming H. Revell: 1966

Edition: Book Club

Seller ID: 27726

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good -

370 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). "Who was Izri, Rinnah, Heli? Are Mica, Micah, Micaiah, and Michaiah the same person or four different people? Where is the story of the scheming villain Haman found? What is meant by 'she's a real Jezebel' or 'he's a doubting Thomas'? Clearly identified in these pages are nearly 3,000 individuals - absolutely every man, woman, and child, important or obscure - named in the Bible. In cases of multiple spelling, the names are carefully cross-referenced. When more than one person bears a particular name - there are twenty-five Azariahs, for example, an...
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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE. VOLUME ONE (1): HENRY ADAMS TO DONN BYRNE.

By: Blanck, Jacob, compiler.

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: New Haven, Yale University Press: 1977

Edition: Fifth Printing

Seller ID: 28641

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

(liv), 474 pp, 10 1/4" H. Black cloth with red title block/gilt lettering and crest on spine. B&w illustrations. Plain brown paper dust jacket with two cut-outs revealing title and volume number. Contents: Genesis and Scope of the Bibliography; Plan of the Bibliography; Form of Entry; Binding; Publication Notes; Comment on Locations; Definitions of Terms; A Personal Note; Acknowledge-ments; General References; Principal Periodicals Consulted; Location Symbols; Bibliography of American Literature; Initials, Pseudonyms, and Anonyms. One slight sorner bump, very light wrinkling at bottom...
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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE. VOLUME THREE (3): EDWARD EGGLESTON TO BRET HARTE.

By: Blanck, Jacob, compiler.

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: New Haven, Yale University Press: 1977

Edition: Fourth Printing

Seller ID: 28643

ISBN: 0300003129

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

(xxiv), 482 pp, 10 1/4" H. Black cloth with red title block/gilt lettering and crest on spine. B&w illustrations. Plain brown paper dust jacket with two cut-outs revealing title and volume number. Contents: Authors in Volume Three; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; General References; Principal Periodicals Consulted; Location Symbols; Bibliography of American Literature; Initials, Pseudonyms, and Anonyms. Very light wrinkling at top of spine, light bump at bottom of spine, three very small corner bumps, small tear and tiny chip at bottom edge of first three page leaves - archivally tap...
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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE. VOLUME FOUR (4): NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE TO JOSEPH HOLT INGRAHAM.

By: Blanck, Jacob, compiler.

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: New Haven, Yale University Press: 1977

Edition: Fourth Printing

Seller ID: 28644

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

(xxiv), 495 pp, 10 1/4" H. Black cloth with red title block/gilt lettering and crest on spine. B&w illustrations. Plain brown paper dust jacket with two cut-outs revealing title and volume number. Contents: Authors in Volume Four; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; General References; Principal Periodicals Consulted; Location Symbols; Bibliography of American Literature; Initials, Pseudonyms, and Anonyms. Minor wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, slight tiny bump at top corner of boards. Dust jacket has very light edge wear/wrinkling, tiny edge tear on title cut-out archivally taped.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE. VOLUME FIVE (5): WASHINGTON IRVING TO HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW.

By: Blanck, Jacob, compiler.

Price: $50.00 USD

Publisher: New Haven, Yale University Press: 1969

Edition: Fourth Printing

Seller ID: 28957

ISBN: 0300010990

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

(xxvi), 643 pp, 10 1/4" H. Black cloth with red title block/gilt lettering and crest on spine. B&w illustrations. Contents: Authors in Volume Five; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; General References; Principal Periodicals Consulted; Location Symbols; Bibliography of American Literature; Initials, Pseudonyms, and Anonyms. Light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine.
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THE NEGRO IN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF LITERATURE BY AND ABOUT NEGRO AMERICANS.

By: Chapman, Abraham.

Price: $17.50 USD

Publisher: Oshkosh, Wisconsin Council of Teachers of English, Wisconsin State University: 1966

Seller ID: 17578

Binding: Stapled in Wraps

Condition: Good+

135 pp, 9" H. Contents: The Negro in American Literature; A Bibliography of Literature By and About Negro Americans - Bibliographies; Periodicals and Journals; Anthologies; Fiction; Poetry; Drama; Criticism, Literary and Cultural History, Scholarship; Essays and Miscellaneous Prose; Autobiographies; Biographies; Music, Spirituals, Blues, and Jazz; Folklore; Art; Education; Background and Reference Works; History; Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, and Political Economy; Civil Rights, Politics, and Nationalism; Press and Journalism; Religion. Interior - previous owner's name, faint eras...
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ILLUSTRATED BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY. MORE THAN 5,000 ENTRIES AND OVER 1,100 PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE MOST FAMOUS MEN AND WOMEN OF ALL TIME.

By: Clark, John, editor.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: London, Chancellor: 1994

Seller ID: 24329

ISBN: 1851527273

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

512 pp, 8vo (8 7/8" H). "Vivid documentation will introduce you to pioneers in the world of science and technology such as Hippocrates, Galileo and Albert Einstein. Legendary sports personalities like Jesse Owens, Mickey Mantle and Jack Nicklaus are chronicled as are the magnificent artists Michelangelo, Rembrandt and Georgia O'Keeffe. Varied, yet timeless writers and poets are included, from Sappho and Aesop to Dante, Shakespeare, and William Carlos Williams. The collection of politicians and statesmen run the gamut from Alexander the Great to John F. Kennedy. Great philosophers from...
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SCIENCE FICTION: THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA. (SF)

By: Clute, John.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Macmillan Canada: 1995

Edition: First Canadian Edition

Seller ID: 25258

ISBN: 0771573170

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

312 pp, 4to (11 3/4" H). Profusely illustrated in colour and b&w with photographs, drawings, reproductions of book and magazine covers and author signatures, etc. "Covering the history of the genre in all its forms, and lavishly illustrated with images from books, films, magazines, comics, and graphic novels, (this book) presents one-of-a-kind, decade-by-decade time charts with fascinating insight into the cultural influences that shaped the Science Fiction of each period. In over 100 detailed biographies (it) introduces the world's greatest Science Fiction writers - from Mary Shelley ...
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COMPANION TO NARNIA.

By: Ford, Paul F. Foreword by Madeleine L'Engle.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: San Francisco, Harper & Row: 1980

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 30231

ISBN: 0062503405

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

315 pp, 9 1/2" H. B&w drawings, maps. "A complete, illustrated guide to the themes, characters, and events of C.S. Lewis's imaginary world." "Beginning anywhere - with a character, an object, an overview, a theme - readers can pursue a thread of inquiry as far as they wish with this simple-to-use, comprehensive system of cross-references. No matter how familiar you may be with the saga of Narnia, this magical 'Companion' will lead you to a fuller understanding and appreciation of the treasures - hidden as well as overt - enriching these now-classic tales. Paul Ford brings ca...
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AN INFORMAL HISTORY OF THE PULP MAGAZINE.

By: Goulart, Ron.

Price: $10.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Ace: 1973

Seller ID: 12419

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Good Reference Copy

192 pp, 7" H. B&w illustrations. "Spanning the years between the dime novels of the 19th century and today's paperbacks, pulp magazines provided millions with their first and only taste of 'literature'. The noble, resourceful heroes of those gripping tales of fiction, along with their monstrous, evil antagonists, were depicted on cheap paper, and housed in lurid covers that shocked all but the near-blind. There was 'The Shadow', scourge of the underworld, 'Doc Savage', superhuman adventurer, and 'The Phantom Detective', sleuth extraordinaire, a well as the breathtaking exploits of ...
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THE COLOPHON. NEW SERIES. WINTER 1937. VOLUME II, NUMBER 2.

By: Hogan, Charles Beecher; Berlack, Harris; Hersholt, Jean; Ferguson, DeLancey; Silver, Rollo G.; Lewis, Sinclair; Rushmore, A.W.; Almy Robert F.; Heron, Flodden W.; Ashley-Montagu, M.F.; Hawthorne, Manning; Adams, Randolph G.; Adams, Frederick B., Jr.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Pynson Printers: 1937

Seller ID: 28924

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Pagination runs from 165 to 310. Contents: If You Must Write a Bibliography, by Charles Beecher Hogan; Lex Epistolarum, by Harris Berlack; Worlds Built on Books (use of books for Hollywood productions), by Jean Hersholt; "The Petrified Truth" (hoaxes by Mark Twain and Dan De Quille), by DeLancey Ferguson; For the Bright Particular Star (correspondence of Walt Whitman with Mary Costelloe et al.) by Rollo G. Silver; Breaking into Print, by Sinclair Lewis; Busman's Holiday (The Golden Hind Press), by A.W. Rushmore; J.N. Reynolds: A Brief Biography with Particular Reference to Poe and Sym...
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THE CONCISE OXFORD COMPANION TO CLASSICAL LITERATURE.

By: Howatson, M.C. and Chilvers, Ian, editors.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1993).:

Seller ID: 15364

575 pp, small 8vo (7 3/4" H), soft cover. "...the ideal reference book for anyone interested in the classical world and its literary heritage. (Contains:) accounts of the lives and works of the classical authors; character entries and plot summaries; general entries tracing the development of literary forms such as comedy and tragedy; wide coverage of the historical, political, social, and artistic background; translations of all Greek and Latin words." Interior - very light browning to pages, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - one very small...
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LITERARY HISTORY OF CANADA: CANADIAN LITERATURE IN ENGLISH.

By: Klinck, Carl F., general editor. Alfred G. Bailey, Claude Bissell, Roy Daniells, Northrop Frye, Desmond Pacey, editors. Victor G. Hopwood, Fred Cogswell, Munro Beattie, Gordon Roper, Elizabeth Waterston, Edith Fowke, Frank W. Watt, Michael Tait, et al.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, University of Toronto Press: 1973

Edition: Reprinted with Corrections

Seller ID: 28438

ISBN: 0802051472

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

945 pp, 9 1/2" H. "This major effort of a large group of scholars working in the field of Canadian literature provides a comprehensive, up-to-date reference work on the English literary history of Canada. It will be invaluable as a source of information on authors, genres, and literary trends and influences. It is also a fascinating account, lively and well written, of the ways in which writers have over the centuries striven to record reactions to a powerful natural environment and to their society against the background of other literary traditions in English. This volume represe...
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BIBLIOGRAFIA DE LA LITERATURA PICARESCA: DESDE SUS ORIGENES HASTA EL PRESENTE. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PICARESQUE LITERATURE: FROM ITS ORIGINS TO THE PRESENT.

By: Laurenti, Joseph L.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: AMS Press, New York, (1973), reprint.:

Seller ID: 5560

262 pp, 8vo, hard cover (no dust jacket as issued). Introduction in Spanish and English. "This bibliography of picaresque literature, arranged chronologically, from its origins to the present, attempts to bridge a bibliographical gap between the Spanish picaresque novel and the picaresque literatures of Europe and America. More extensive than any other to date, this volume represents the first serious contribution to the growing need for a systematic bibliography that facilitates and guides students and young scholars of the 'world of the picaresque' in their studies and inquiries."...
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A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE PRAIRIE PROVINCES TO 1953 WITH BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX.

By: Peel, Bruce Braden, compiler. Foreword by J.H. Archer.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, University of Toronto Press: 1973

Edition: Second Edition

Seller ID: 28869

ISBN: 0802019722

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

780 pp, 9 3/4" H. Orange cloth with black lettering on spine and front board, green endpapers. Contents: Foreword; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the 1963 Supplement; Preface to the First Edition; Libraries, Collections, and Other Sources Cited; Bibliography of the Prairie Provinces; Subject Index - The Environment / The People / History / History, Local / Explorers, Surveyors, and Travellers / Pro Pelle Cutem / Red River Settlement / Rebellions and Regimental Histories / Maintiens le Droit: Royal Canadian Mounted Police / Communications / Settling the West / Ranching / The Wh...
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WHO'S WHO IN ENID BLYTON. REVISED EDITION.

By: Rice, Eva. (Enid Blyton.)

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: London, Orion: 2003

Edition: Revised Edition

Seller ID: 23354

ISBN: 0752856480

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Fine

304 pp, large 8vo (9 3/4" H). B&w illustrations. "All your old favourites are here along with plenty of facts, details and insights into over a thousand of Enid Blyton's most memorable and enduring characters. In this most comprehensive guide to Enid Blyton's characters to date, Eva Rice brings us a fascinating and humorous look into the imagination of Britain's most well-loved storyteller." Contents: Foreword; Acknowledgements; Adventure Stories (The Adventure Books / The Famous Five/ The Secret Seven / The Adventurous Four / The Put-Em-Rights / The Five Find-Outers / The 'Bar...
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WHO'S WHO IN ENID BLYTON. REVISED EDITION.

By: Rice, Eva. (Enid Blyton.)

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: London, Orion: 2003

Edition: Revised Edition

Seller ID: 29335

ISBN: 0752856480

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Fine

A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF STEPHEN LEACOCK.

By: Spadoni, Carl. (Stephen Leacock.)

Price: $60.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, ECW Press: 1998

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 29517

ISBN: 1550223658

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

714 pp, 10 1/4" H. Medium blue cloth with silver lettering on spine, silver portrait on front board. Contents: Acknowledgements; Chronology; Introduction; Location Symbols; Illustrations; Separate Publications; Contributions to Books; Contributions to Periodicals (Newspapers, Magazines, Journals, Annuals); Reports of Speeches and Lectures; Lectures Given; Interviews; Authorized Adaptations, Separately Published; Translations; Recordings by Leacock, Braille, Talking Books, and Films; Encyclopedia Articles; Contributions in Serial Articles and Books by Others; Lost Leads; Index. Tiny bump...
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SUPPLEMENT TO THE OXFORD COMPANION TO CANADIAN HISTORY AND LITERATURE.

By: Toye, William, General Editor. Carl Berger, Frank Davey, Kildare Dobbs, Edith Fowke, david Hoffman, Naim, Kattan, Laurent Mailhot, Joyce Marshall, Jean-Louis Roy, Donat Savoie, norah Story, Miriam Waddington, jack Warwick, George Woodcock, et al.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Oxford University Press: 1973

Seller ID: 28503

ISBN: 0195402057

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

318 pp, 9 1/2" H. "In nearly 200 biographical entries, thirty-seven contributors discuss most of the novelists, poets, playwrights, historians, and other writers who have published significantly from the beginning of 1967 to the end of 1972. Books and periodicals (in both English and French) are described in bibliographical articles under Anthologies, Belles Lettres, Children's Books, Drama, Eskimos, Fiction, Folklore, History Studies, Indians, Indian Legends and Art, Literary Magazines, Literary Studies, Poetry, Political Writings, and Translations. While the author entries provide...
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Keyword: Literary Reference