The New Dictionary of Thoughts: A Cyclopedia of Quotations From the Best Authors of the World, Both Ancient and Modern Alphabetically Arranged By Subjects

The Standard Book Company, New York. 1953. Hardcover. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a F/O address label on the front pastedown. Book Condition: Good +; light bumping to head and tail; rubbing to boards; light shelfwear to head, tail, and tips. No DJ. Brown pebbled cloth boards and spine with gilt lettering on the spine; embossed decorations on the spine and front board. Pictorial endpapers. Clean internals. Interior hinges are sound at the front inner hinge and a small tear in the paper at the rear inner hinge. [i - xxxv] 746 pp [1 - xxxiv] 815 pp in total; Subject Finder with Cross References/A Thesaurus Index, Textblock, Authors' Reference Index. This book was first published in 1877 because such a compilation of the condensed and striking thoughts of the world's best thinkers n important and interesting subjects, arranged in alphabetical order of topics for ready reference is a daily necessity, today as in the past. Carefully compiled, intelligently edited, and properly arranged, this book finds eager users wherever there exists among writers, speakers, and readers and inclination to develop and broaden their scope of knowledge and to know the thoughts of the world's minds from ancient to modern times. A clean very presentable copy. No International shipping; Priority mailing will require additional postage. …