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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. ACCCESIBLE: CHALLENGING: DISTINGUISHED: FINE First Edition Trade Paperback (Orig. 1993) Second Issue (1994): NEAR FINE handsomely color-illustrated laminated card-stock cover w/ EXCELLENT edges & corners, AS-NEW uncreased perfect binding, PRISTINE printed w/ elegant clarity on EXCELLENT "bright-white" paper * 5.96" x 8.96" x 0.76", 0.48 kg, xx+270 (290) pp * ABOUT THE BOOK: This book provides an accessible & challenging introduction to Dante: 15 specially-commissioned essays by distinguished scholars provide background information & up-to-date critical perspectives on Dante's life & work, focusing on areas of central importance. Three essays introduce the three canticles of the Divine Comedy, and others explore the literary, intellectual and historical background to Dante's writings, his other works and his reception in the commentary tradition and in literature in English. The book also includes a chronological table and suggestions for further reading. * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine book for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL or USPS PRIORITY MAIL for a below-cost additional fee of $10.00 & via USPS FIRST CLASS INTERNATIONAL AIRMAIL to international destinations at our posted rates.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. AS-NEW / FINE First Edition paperback (Orig. 2001) Second Printing (2002) * 5.88" x 8.94" x 0.88", 0.56 kg, xx+328 (348) pp * ABOUT THE BOOK: This book offers students & teachers a comprehensive, readable & authoritative introduction to the study of Shakespeare, by means of 19 newly commissioned essays. An international team of prominent scholars provide a broadly cultural approach to the chief literary, performative & historical aspects of Shakespeare's work. They bring the latest scholarship to bear on both traditional & recently defined subjects of Shakespeare studies. Helpful reference features include chronologies of the life & works, illustrations, detailed reading lists & a bibliographical essay. * CRITICAL PRAISE: "Covers a great deal of ground that simply must be covered by anyone (student or scholar) who works on Shakespeare. Extraordinarily useful essays." -Shakespeare Quarterly. "It captures the fresh excitement of current scholarship." -Providence Journal. "First-rate. powerful scholarly contributors."- Bibliotheque d'Humanisme et Renaissance. "The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare delivers remarkably well. All the essays are substantial & many explicitly invoke new approaches, attitudes, & methods. A timely and substantial volume." -Sixteenth Century Journal. * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine book for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL or USPS PRIORITY MAIL for a nominal additional fee & via efficient USPS FIRST CLASS MAIL to all international shipments at our posted rates.

Thick 4to. 10" x 7 1/2". xi, 1304 pages. 4 fully cross-referenced sections. A-Z dictionary of 16,000 biographies. Contemporaries section - graphic presentation of individual achievements and landmark dates from AD 1500 to date. Connections section - 50 essays link key figures. Ready reference section - essential facts on more than 10,000 people. Black boards stamped in gilt. Dust jacket. Like new/ Like new.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine paperback (1988 printing of orig. 1972), excellent cover w/ slightest edge-wear & slightest bumping of corners, as-new uncreased binding, pristine interior handsomely presented on excellent paper * 87 b-w illus. fully integrated w/ the text & presented on the text pages * 7.36" x 9.72", 0.48 kg, xvi+205 (221) pp. * This brilliant & illuminating account of the development of Greek art in the Classical period (c. 480-320 BC) places special emphasis on the meaning & content of Greek sculpture, painting & architecture. Professor Pollitt reminds us that the visual arts in Greece, as elsewhere, were primarily vehicles of expression. He does not ignore formal development but always relates this to social & cultural history, which it reflected & from which it grew. While his subject is art, he refers frequently to the literature & philosophy of the period which were shaped by the same influences.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Edition. xii, 114pp. Just a touch of wear to cloth and very minor fading to cloth in a few places at extremities. A previous owner's info. in ink to first page and minor, light, unobtrusive pencil notes and marks, here and there. Binding sound. Just a hint of wear and soiling to dust-jacket, with a hint of fading to spine area. An attractive copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 2003. Fine paperback book. An as new copy, it's square, tight and clean. 190pp. (HW).

Paper Back. Condition: Good. Octavo. Previous readers name in ink half title page. Pencil notes and underlining on a handful of pages. [185 pages].

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xiii, 153pp. Good softcover. Overall, the cover shows light toning and wear Pages clean. Binding tight.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. In very good condition; light scuffing to wraps; light sunning to spine; remainder mark top edge of book; otherwise, clean and bright, binding sound. Reprinted 1976. 242 pages. Approx. 8 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.

Hardbound Clothbinding. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. 347 pp. Flawless book and dj.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Softcover Edition. Soft cover book is a clean tight unmarked copy. Wraps show dried water stain on bottom area (Does not affect text).

Soft cover. Condition: As New. First Softcover Edition. Part of the Landmarks Of World Literature Series, softcover book is a clean tight unmarked copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 5th Edition, Completely Revised & Update. INVALUABLE: INDISPENSABLE: FASCINATING: INSTRUCTIVE: STIMULATING: FINE virtually AS-NEW Fifth Edition hardcover (Orig. 1985) Printing Unstated (Assumed to be First), FINE handsomely-designed mylar-protected jacket w/ sharp AS-NEW edges & corners BUT price-clipped neatly on the diagonal at lower right inside-front flyleaf, SUPERB AS-NEW Oxford-blue linen-over boards cover w/ Oxford crest stamped blue-on-blue at center of front panel & w/ titles BRIGHTLY gilt-stamped on spine, AS-NEW perfect binding w/ tightly-sewn signatures, IMMACULATE smooth-cut text-block exterior, DISTINCTIVE unblemished pearl-gray card-stock end-papers, PRISTINE interior handsomely printed on EXCELLENT unblemished archival paper * 6.25" x 9.50" x 2.50, 1.70 kg, xii+1156 (1168) pp * ABOUT THE BOOK: "For students, toilers in intellectual fields, proletarians of the pen, scholars, general readers, anybody & everybody who reads or writes, it would be a daily companion of constant service, a desk book comparable in usefulness to the dictionary." This is how 'The New York Times Book Review' described an earlier edition of this classic reference work. The Fifth Edition represented the must substantial and significant revision in the book's history, including: (a) More than 9,000 total entries, alphabetically arranged in a clear two-column format; (b) Nearly 3,000 concise biographies of authors born up to 1939, ranging from Geoffrey Chaucer to Charles Dickens, from John Milton to William Golding; (c) Over 2,000 plot summaries of novels & plays & outlines of the themes of poems, from 'Tom Jones' to 'The Raj Quartet', from 'Beowulf' to 'The Waste Land'; (d) Extensive coverage of movements in literature & literary criticism, from Existentialism to the New Criticism, from Neo-Classsicism to Structuralism; (e) Information on prizes, periodicals, newspapers, & literary agents; (f) Entries on composers & artists whose work has a special relation to literature; (g) Articles on literary societies, clubs, & coffee houses; (h) Updated appendices on censorship, copyright, & the calendar; (i) Extensive system of internal cross-references. Ms. Drabble's revisions not only bring the book up to date; they both deepen & widen its appeal. Topics once regarded as non-literary--detective stories, science fiction, children's literature, comic strips, for example--are here included, as are numerous foreign-langaueg authors who have become well-known & influentail in translation. The book also perovides incisive coverage of all the important movements & critical theories, including the latest developments in Marxist criticism & Saussurean linguistics & its successors. What is more, the articles on classic works--from 'Beowulf' to 'The Canterbury Tales' to "The Fairie Queen' and so many others--now incorporate the findings of the latest scholarship. In yet another innovation, this splendid reference offers the reader a guide to further study & research by referring to the relevant biographies, memoirs critical studies, & standard scholarly editions of important works . . . * ABOUT THE EDITOR: MARGARET DRABBLE is one of the greatest English novelists of the late 20th-early 21st centuries with works including: 'The Middle Ground', 'The Realms of Gold', 'The Ice Age', "Thank You All Very Much', 'A Writer's Britain', 'The Radiant Way' (1987), 'A Natural Curiosity' (1989), 'The Witch of Exmoor' (1996), 'The Red Queen' (2004), & many others. In addition to her editorship of 'The Oxford Companion to English Literature' she is also author of an important critical biography of 'Angus Wilson'. She is married to the biographer Michael Holroyd and lives in London. * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine reference work for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL or USPS PRIORITY MAIL for a below-cost additional fee & to international destinations via USPS FIRST CLASS INTERNATIONAL AIRMAIL.

First edition. Trade paperback. 194 pages. 12 chapters. References. Index. Maps. Charts. Fine condition.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 147 pp. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. One corner slightly bumped.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 75 works from every period of Palmer's career, reproduced in color and discussed by authority Raymond Lister. Very faint crease on front upper corner of cover, corner crease on back upper corner which affects 3 back interior pages. Faint shadow of penciled price mark, interior pages otherwise tight and clean.178 pages.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Like New. 1st Published 1997. 428 pp. No visible damage to book or spine. Book in mint condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1978. Hardcover. Fair. No DJ. Flyleaf missing. Ex-Library with standard markings. 226p.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. No dust jacket. Hardcover. Ex-university library. Library lettering and numbering on spine foot which is partially covered by staining. Library stamps on page block and front endpaper. Mark left by a removed library label on front board. Library label residue on front endpaper. One or two marks on boards. Spine is cocked and faded. Spine ends are worn and bumped. Leading corners are worn; lower leading corners are frayed. One or two marks on page block. Leading corners of several pages near end of volume are creased and bumped. Contents are clear throughout. Binding is sound. AF. Ex-Library.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. No dust jacket. Hardcover. Ex-university library. Library stamps on page block and front endpaper. One or two marks and scores on boards. Spine ends are a little worn, rubbed and bumped. Leading corners are worn and rubbed. One or two marks on page block. Lower leading corners of a few pages near end of volume are slightly creased. Contents are clear throughout. Binding is sound. AF. Ex-Library.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good - Near Fine. 1989. Very Good - Near Fine paperback book. A square, tight and clean copy with just a very lightly faded spine. 494pp. (Xx).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine - Fine. 1994. Near Fine - Fine paperback book. A square, tight and clean copy with a lightly rubbed back cover. 286pp. (HW).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. In fine condition; faint toning to clean interior; otherwise, as new. 159 numbered pages. 9 x 6 in.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket. owner's book-label on title page. Used.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Text clean and unmarked. Binding tight. Covers have light wear. Edges of pages have light wear and toning.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st paperback printing. 248pp. A little edgewear, very good.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 164pp., xvii. First published in 1993; Canto edition in 1994; this copy, stated: "Reprinted 1995, 1996". Glossy wraps with white bands across top and bottom front cover: red title box with white title and subtitle lettering and author names in light yellow superimposed upon top band at left; Publisher name in red cursive over white across bottom front cover; large color illustration at center front cover of "Experiment with an Air-Pump" by Joseph Wright, presenting a Newton-like figure, so concentrating on performing the "experiment" that he is oblivious to the other five attendees in his company, including two young girls. A small triangular tan stain on inside edge of front cover, 3/8" x 1/8", with small corresponding smudge on right edge of ffep, else Flawless copy: tight binding; sharp corners; NO rubbing wear; NO bumps or curls; NO fading; NO remainder mark; NO previous owner names. Clean text. Solid copy, virtually As New, looking little thumbed-through or read, if at all.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. 187pp., vii. First published in 1971; Second Edition in 1977; this copy the second printing in 1990, 8th reprinting of 2nd edition overall. Bibliography, pp. 167-182; Index, pp. 183-187. Glossy black wrappers with title lettering in green over black across top front over, author name in white letters; large trilobite illustration in green over white on 2/3 front cover. Only flaw is very LIGHT yellow highlighting of 26pp of 187pp: pp. 1-3, Ch. I, Biology; 23 pp of 25pp of Ch.V, Man. Tight binding (NO creases), sharp corners, no rubbing wear, no previous owner names. Despite highlighting, artifact is solid, LOOKS Unread.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: No jacket, as issued. First Printing of the First Edition. Cambridge / New York / Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, 1986. Near Fine condition. A bright, shiny, clean, square, tight copy. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Proceedings of a symposium held at the University of Toronto from July 11-14, 1985. First printing with "First published 1986" so stated on the copyright page and NO indication of any other printing. Bound in the original glossy white laminated boards, stamped in bright blue. The symposium was co-sponsored by the American Association of Variable Star Observers, International Amateur-Professional Photoelectric Photometry, and the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Illustrated with figures and diagrams. Tables. Graphs. Bibliographical references. Index. From the rear cover: "This book describes in detail the use of small telescopes in the study of variable stars. Techniques of visual, photographic and photo-electric measurement are discussed, with examples of results which can be obtained. Also discussed are important related topics such as periodicity analysis, coordination and archiving of data, infrared and spectroscopic techniques, and the future role of small telescopes in the study of variable stars. The contributors are experts in their field." . First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No jacket, as issued. 8vo. vi, 265pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1986. 1st Edition. Fine hardback book. No dust jacket. Part of Cambridge Astrophysics Series. Illustrated with figures. 217pp. 8vo. (GG).