Justin Kaplan General Editor (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 16th Edition. INVALUABLE: ACCURATE: COMPLETE: ILLUMINATING: CLASSIC: FINE virtually AS-NEW hardcover (First Edition 1855, Sixteenth Edition, Orig. November 1992) Seventh Printing (c. 2000), NEW unclipped unpriced elegantly-designed mylar-protected jacket w/ sharp NEW edges & corners, SUPERB NEW teal-blue buckram-linen-over-boards cover w/ sharp NEW edges & corners, EXCELLENT unblemished smooth-cut text-block exterior, IMPECCABLE slate-blue card-stock end-papers, NEW sewn binding w/ uncreased spine & yellow-white-checked cloth bands at spine-caps, PRISTINE interior ELEGANTLY printed w/ Beautiful CLARITY in 2-column format on SUPERB silk-finish unblemished archival paper * 7.75" x 10.25" x 2.18", 2.06 kg, lvi+1405 (1461) pp * ABOUT THE BOOK: Provided w/ an excellent prefatory guide to its use & an extensive index of authors cited, this handsome 16th edition of the classic guide to "Familiar Quotations from ancient Egypt and the Bible to the present" was first published in 1855 & has since been in continuous publication, continuously updated, refined & perfected: "A quotation book is both intellectual history & cultural montage, a key to past & present taste, memory, & enthusiasms as they themselves change &, in changing, reach out for new material & put a new light on some of the old. We use quotations as passwords & secret handshakes, socially strategic signals that say, 'I understand you. We speak the same language.'"-From the Preface by Justin Kaplan. First published in 1855 as a small booklet containing a mere 258 pp of quotes by 169 authors, "Bartlett's Familiar Quotations" is here completely revised & updated for the 16th Ed. by noted Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Justin Kaplan, giving the reader a vast panorama of the world from the ancient Egyptians to the latest in cinema, from the inspirational to the hilarious. In addition to John Bartlett's original criterion that quotations be "household words", Mr. Kaplan has chosen quotes for their "literary power, intellectual & historical significance, originality, & timeliness". Unrivaled as the classic indispensable reference, Bartlett's" reflects contemporary culture, containing many non-traditional sources for quotations w/ new additions representing television, movies, politics, pop & rock music, advertising slogans, & even street slang. The 16th Ed. contains over 20,000 quotations, representing 2,550 authors, 340 of whom are new to Bartlett''s. Although Shakespeare & the Bible are still the most heavily quoted sources, this edition casts a wider net than its predecessors, broadening Bartlett's cultural base w/ newcomers including Russell Baker, Leonard Bernstein, Mel Brooks, Noam Chomsky, Annie Dillard, Elvis, M.F.K. Fisher, Stephen Hawking, Milan Kundera, John Lennon, Norman Mailer, Nelson Mandela, Salman Rushdie, Dr. Seuss, Sun-Tsu, the Talmud, Alice Walker, & Elie Wiesel, & a host of others. W/ the assistance of scholars & the Little, Brown editorial staff, Mr. Kaplan closely examined Bartlett's, considerably revising the general text & thoroughly editing the footnotes. In the celebrated Bartlett's tradition, authors are arranged chronologically, thus illuminating the influences & ideas surrounding any given quotation. The general index of more than 600 pages is an invaluable resource for locating quotations by keywords & has been painstakingly edited for accuracy & completeness. Whether for sheer pleasure or literary pursuit, for inspiration or research, this edition of Bartlett's provides a superb map through our culture & history. * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine one-volume complete Shakespeare for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL or USPS PRIORITY MAIL for a below-cost additional fee. Due to its weight we ship this set to all international destinations via efficient USPS PRIORITY INTERNATIONAL AIRMAIL w/ below-cost rates available on request.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 16th Edition. INVALUABLE: ACCURATE: COMPLETE: ILLUMINATING: CLASSIC: AS-NEW hardcover (First Edition 1855, Sixteenth Edition, Orig. November 1992) Seventh Printing (c. 2000), NEW unclipped unpriced elegantly-designed mylar-protected jacket w/ sharp NEW edges & corners, SUPERB NEW teal-blue buckram-linen-over-boards cover w/ sharp NEW edges & corners, EXCELLENT unblemished smooth-cut text-block exterior, IMPECCABLE slate-blue card-stock end-papers, NEW sewn binding w/ uncreased spine & yellow-white-checked cloth bands at spine-caps, PRISTINE interior ELEGANTLY printed w/ Beautiful CLARITY in 2-column format on SUPERB silk-finish unblemished archival paper * 7.75" x 10.25" x 2.18", 2.06 kg, lvi+1405 (1461) pp * ABOUT THE BOOK: Provided w/ an excellent prefatory guide to its use & an extensive index of authors cited, this handsome 16th edition of the classic guide to "Familiar Quotations from ancient Egypt and the Bible to the present" was first published in 1855 & has since been in continuous publication, continuously updated, refined & perfected: "A quotation book is both intellectual history & cultural montage, a key to past & present taste, memory, & enthusiasms as they themselves change &, in changing, reach out for new material & put a new light on some of the old. We use quotations as passwords & secret handshakes, socially strategic signals that say, 'I understand you. We speak the same language.'"-From the Preface by Justin Kaplan. First published in 1855 as a small booklet containing a mere 258 pp of quotes by 169 authors, "Bartlett's Familiar Quotations" is here completely revised & updated for the 16th Ed. by noted Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Justin Kaplan, giving the reader a vast panorama of the world from the ancient Egyptians to the latest in cinema, from the inspirational to the hilarious. In addition to John Bartlett's original criterion that quotations be "household words", Mr. Kaplan has chosen quotes for their "literary power, intellectual & historical significance, originality, & timeliness". Unrivaled as the classic indispensable reference, Bartlett's" reflects contemporary culture, containing many non-traditional sources for quotations w/ new additions representing television, movies, politics, pop & rock music, advertising slogans, & even street slang. The 16th Ed. contains over 20,000 quotations, representing 2,550 authors, 340 of whom are new to Bartlett''s. Although Shakespeare & the Bible are still the most heavily quoted sources, this edition casts a wider net than its predecessors, broadening Bartlett's cultural base w/ newcomers including Russell Baker, Leonard Bernstein, Mel Brooks, Noam Chomsky, Annie Dillard, Elvis, M.F.K. Fisher, Stephen Hawking, Milan Kundera, John Lennon, Norman Mailer, Nelson Mandela, Salman Rushdie, Dr. Seuss, Sun-Tsu, the Talmud, Alice Walker, & Elie Wiesel, & a host of others. W/ the assistance of scholars & the Little, Brown editorial staff, Mr. Kaplan closely examined Bartlett's, considerably revising the general text & thoroughly editing the footnotes. In the celebrated Bartlett's tradition, authors are arranged chronologically, thus illuminating the influences & ideas surrounding any given quotation. The general index of more than 600 pages is an invaluable resource for locating quotations by keywords & has been painstakingly edited for accuracy & completeness. Whether for sheer pleasure or literary pursuit, for inspiration or research, this edition of Bartlett's provides a superb map through our culture & history. * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine one-volume complete Shakespeare for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL or USPS PRIORITY MAIL for a below-cost additional fee. Due to its weight we ship this set to all international destinations via efficient USPS PRIORITY INTERNATIONAL AIRMAIL w/ below-cost rates available on request.

Hardcover. Condition: VF. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. None Listed. 1,431 pp, the book and contents are almost as new, dust jacket has only light scuffing. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Collector Edition Bound in Genuine Leather. Tight solid binding, sharp corners and edges, no markings. Bright gilt to covers and page ends.