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1,000 Years of English Literature
A Treasury of Literary Manuscripts
by Roger Evans ; Sally Brown ; Chris Fletcher
ISBN: 0810946068
ISBN-13: 9780810946064
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Harry N Abrams Inc
Published date: 2003
Size: 8.5 x 11 inches
Weight: 2.7 pounds
Pages: 192
Publisher's Notes
A lovingly illustrated survey of the greatest manuscripts of the English language takes readers on a fascinating tour of these influential texts, presenting reproductions of Beowulf, Sylvia Plath's collection of poems, Ariel, and Virginia Woolf's Dalloway, among many others.
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1,000 Years of English Literature: A Treasury of Literary Manuscripts (Qty: 8)
Chris Fletcher
Harry N. Abrams, 2003-12-02. Hardcover. Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. ( more information) Offered by BEST BARGAIN BOOKS WHOLESALER, INC. (United States)
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Fletcher, Chris
Harry N. Abrams. Hardcover. 0810946068 no dust jacket Thank you for looking at Bookscorner1.No sale isever final.100%satisfaction guaranteed.may have a remainder mark and.1154 . New. ( more information) Offered by bookscorner1 (United States)
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1000 Years of English Literature: A Treasury of Literary Manuscripts
Fletcher, Chris; Evans, Roger; Brown, Sally
Harry N Abrams. Used - Like New. Harry N Abrams. New York, 2003. Cloth. 4to. Book is Fine. D-j is Fine. 191 Pages, with 200 Color Illustrations. ( more information) Offered by Powell's Bookstores Chicago (United States)
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1000 YEARS OF ENGLISH LITERATURE: A Treasury of Literary Manuscripts
FLETCHER, Chris
NY: Harry N. Abrams, 2003. 191 pages. First Edition. Large black clothbound hardback with gold gilt lettering on spine. 200 full color illustrations from Medieval literature to the 20th Century. Index. Fine with Near Fine dustjacket but for light rubbing. ISBN: 0810946068 ( more information) Offered by Horizon Books (United States)
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1000 YEARS OF ENGLISH LITERATURE. A Treasury of Literary Manuscripts
Chris Fletcher. With Roger Evans and Sally Brown
By Chris Fletcher. With Roger Evans and Sally Brown. (NY): Abrams, (2003). First Edition. Hardcover. 191 pages. 8.25 x 11”. Dust jacket. Illustrated in color and black & white. 1000 years of literature in English through original manuscripts from the collection of the British Library. 200 full color illustrations from medieval literature to the 20th Century. Reproductions of manuscripts by Katherine Mansfield, T.S. Eliot, Virginia Woolf, G.B. Shaw, Dylan Thomas, Philip Larkin, Lawrence Durrell, Stevie Smith, Sylvia Plath, W.H. Auden, Harold Pinter, Ted Hughes, and others. Index. Fine. ISBN: 0810946068 ( more information) Offered by Chloe's Books (United States)
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1000 Years Of English Lit (Qty: 25)
Chris Fletcher, Roger Evans, Sally Brown
Harry N Abrams Inc, 2003. Hardcover. Brand New. 11.00 x 8.50 x 0.80. Brand new. Never read or owned. No marks. 43.2 oz. A lovingly illustrated survey of the greatest manuscripts of the English language takes readers on a fascinating tour of these influential texts, presenting reproductions of Beowulf, Sylvia Plath's collection of poems, Ariel, and Virginia Woolf's Dalloway, among many others. . ( more information) Offered by Books and More by the Rowe (United States)
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