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Oxford University Press, 1978. 1st edition.. Hardcover. Fine. The entries are on both works and authors and include creative writers, critics, historians, theologians, philosphers, scholars, and others who have made contributions to Spanish literary life. There is a protective mylar cover.

Oxford University Press, 1996. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine. Entries range from earliest writings in the 4th century AD to the late 1990s. The authors range from Cu Chulainn to James Joyce and Seamus Heaney. There is a protective mylar cover.

Appleton-Century, NY , 1965. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The best novels of Edith Whartton are classics. Such books as 'Ethan Frome' and the Pulitzer Prize-winner 'The Age of innocence', have proved to be of unique importance in American letters… Born into New York's 'Four Hundred' she shocked her set by putting them into novels so penetrating that they soon had a 'secces de sccandale'. Inevitably she found herself leading two lives - that of a proper Manhattan matron and that of an intimate of Henry James and other less socially acceptable writers and intellectuals." [Dust Jacket] There is a protective mylar cover. SECOND PRINTING.

Viking, NY, 1977. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. "A critical biography of Kipling focuses on the writer's literary and peripatetic searches for a refuge to replace the lost Indian Eden of his childhood." [Pub Info] Definitive biography. 397 pages. 1ST US EDITION.

Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1982. Hardcover. Fine. "A critical examination of the lives and works of leading thinkers of the period. A critical examination of the lives and works of leading thinkers of the period."" [Pub. Info] 500 entries by 200 experts. 709 pages. 1ST EDITION

Alfred A. Knopf, NY [A Borzoi Book], 1989. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. "Nancy Wood has known Tao Pueblo in northern New Mexico for more than twenty-five years, becoming involved with its people, its history, its ancient and enduring culture." [Dust Jacket] The black-and-white photography of Nancy Wood combined with some historical photographs create an image of the Pueblo and its people as never before. Not just a picture book, the text explains, describes, and tells the reader a story that encompases the Taos Indian with pride, understanding and love for people known for decades. A compelling and worthy book. Larger Format. [Please check for shipping cost on multi-volume sets and larger format books.] There is a protective mylar cover. 1ST EDITION.