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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 ...
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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: 15th & Annv Rev &
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13: 9780316082754
ISBN: 0316082759
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 1540 p. Ex-Library expected imperfections. read more
Familiar Quotations: a Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature
by
Bartlett, John
Ships from
NV,
USA
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13: 9780316082754
ISBN: 0316082759
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. Ex-Library expected imperfections. read more
Familiar Quotations: a Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature
by
Bartlett, John
Ships from
NV,
USA
Edition: 15th & Annv Rev &
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13: 9780316082754
ISBN: 0316082759
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 1540 p. Ex-Library expected imperfections. read more
Familiar Quotations: a Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature
by
Bartlett, John
Ships from
NV,
USA
Edition: 15th & Annv Rev &
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13: 9780316082754
ISBN: 0316082759
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 1540 p. read more
Familiar Quotations: a Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature
by
Bartlett, John
Ships from
NV,
USA
Edition: 15th & Annv Rev &
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13: 9780316082754
ISBN: 0316082759
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 1540 p. read more
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
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. xxxiv, 1614 p. 25 cm. read more
Familiar Quotations; a Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature
by
Bartlett, John (Compiled By)
Ships from
NV,
USA
Edition: 13th and centennial
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston
Date Published: 1955
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. xxxiv, 1614 p. 25 cm. read more
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: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13: 9780316082778
ISBN: 0316082775
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. lvi, 1405 p.; 27 cm. read more
Familiar Quotations: a Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature
by
Bartlett, John
Ships from
NV,
USA
Edition: 15th & Annv Rev &
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13: 9780316082754
ISBN: 0316082759
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 1540 p. read more
Familiar Quotations: a Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature
by
Bartlett, John
Ships from
NV,
USA
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown
Date Published: 1951
Description: Good. read more
Familiar Quotations; a Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature
by
Bartlett, John (Compiled By)
Ships from
NV,
USA
Edition: 13th and centennial
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston
Date Published: 1955
Description: Good. xxxiv, 1614 p. 25 cm. Previous Owner's Inscription. read more
Familiar Quotations; a Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature
by
Bartlett, John (Compiled By), And Morley
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Edition: 11th ed., rev. and
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Garden City publishing co., inc., Garden City, N.Y.
Date Published: 1944
Description: Good. xiviii, 1578 p. incl. facsim. 22 cm. "Published November 1937...Reprinted January 1944. " read more
Familiar Quotations; a Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature
by
Bartlett, John (Compiled By)
Ships from
NV,
USA
Edition: 13th and centennial
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston
Date Published: 1955
Description: Good. xxxiv, 1614 p. 25 cm. read more
Familiar Quotations; a Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature
by
Bartlett, John (Compiled By), And Morely
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Edition: 11th ed.,
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown and company, Boston
Date Published: 1937
Description: Good. xlviii, 1578 p. incl. facsim. 24 cm. read more
Familiar Quotations; a Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature
by
Bartlett, John (Compiled By)
Ships from
NV,
USA
Edition: 13th and centennial
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston
Date Published: 1955
Description: Good. xxxiv, 1614 p. 25 cm. read more
Familiar Quotations; a Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature
by
Bartlett, John (Compiled By)
Ships from
NV,
USA
Edition: 13th and centennial
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston
Date Published: 1955
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. edge wear. xxxiv, 1614 p. 25 cm. read more
Familiar Quotations; a Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature
by
Bartlett, John (Compiled By)
Ships from
NV,
USA
Edition: 13th and centennial
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston
Date Published: 1955
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. read more
Familiar Quotations; a Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature
by
Bartlett, John (Compiled By)
Ships from
NV,
USA
Edition: 13th and centennial
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston
Date Published: 1955
Description: Good. xxxiv, 1614 p. 25 cm. Previous Owner's Inscription. read more
Familiar Quotations; a Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature
by
Bartlett, John (Compiled By)
Ships from
NV,
USA
Edition: 13th and centennial
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston
Date Published: 1955
Description: Good. xxxiv, 1614 p. 25 cm. read more
Familiar Quotations; a Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature
by
Bartlett, John (Compiled By)
Ships from
NV,
USA
Edition: 13th and centennial
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston
Date Published: 1955
Description: Good. xxxiv, 1614 p. 25 cm. read more
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
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USA
Edition: 14th ed., rev. and
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston
Date Published: 1968
Description: Good. xviii, 1750 p.; 24 cm. read more
Familiar Quotations; a Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature
by
Bartlett, John (Compiled By)
Ships from
NV,
USA
Edition: 13th and centennial
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston
Date Published: 1955
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. xxxiv, 1614 p. 25 cm. read more
Familiar Quotations; a Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature
by
Bartlett, John (Compiled By)
Ships from
NV,
USA
Edition: 13th and centennial
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston
Date Published: 1955
Description: Good. xxxiv, 1614 p. 25 cm. read more
Familiar Quotations; a Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature
by
Bartlett, John (Compiled By)
Ships from
NV,
USA
Edition: 13th and centennial
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston
Date Published: 1955
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. xxxiv, 1614 p. 25 cm. read more
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
Ships from
NV,
USA
Edition: 14th ed., rev. and
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston
Date Published: 1968
Description: Very Good. xviii, 1750 p.; 24 cm. read more
rating
5 out of 5
Mar 27, 2009
By Richard ,
Salt Lake City, UT
"It's really meant to be a reference book, but I read it straight through once. There is some great stuff in here. All of the noteworthy passages from Shakespeare, also a lot from the classical Greek and Roman writers, and the Bible."
rating
5 out of 5
Jul 4, 2008
By Julie ,
Saint Clair Shores, MI
"This isn't a book you read to finish, but I really like having it around for when I'm writing a paper and need a good quote, or just to look something up for my own knowledge."
rating
4 out of 5
Apr 6, 2008
By booklady ,
Oklahoma City, OK
"It probably seems silly to list this book, but as I use certain reference books ALL the time, I wanted them on my bookshelves."
rating
5 out of 5
Mar 9, 2008
By Nancy ,
The United States
"Don't ask me why, I have loved collecting quotes since a kid in Jr High. This was one of my all time favorite gifts for Christmas from my parents along with the Complete Works of Wm Shakespeare. Of course, the transistor radio was nifty, too!"
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