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World Authors 1950-1970: A Companion Volume to the Twentieth Century Authors

World Authors 1950-1970: A Companion Volume to the Twentieth Century Authors Hardcover_cloth - 1975

by Wakeman, John

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NY: THe H. W. Wilson Comapny, 1975. 1st Edition. Hardcover_cloth. Used - VeryGood. 7.25"x10.25"x2.75" 1594 pages. Ex-library w/graphics. Rust cloth boards. Gilt letters to front and spine. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. No DJ. Will require extra shipping cost. This book continues the work done by Stanley J. Kunitz and Howard Haycraft in Twentieth Century Authors, and by Kuntiz and Vineta Colby in their First Supplement to that volume. Twentieth Century Authors, published in 1942, set out to "provide a foundation-volume of authentic biographical information on the writers of the century, of all nations, whose books are familiar to readers of English." It dealt with more than 1,800 authors, many of whom provided autobiographical articles. The First Supplement followed in 1955, bringing all the original biographies up to date, and adding 700 more. Since these 2,500 authors have not been brought forward into the present work, it is called a companion rather than a supplement to the preceding volumes. As it is, we deal with 959 authors, most of whom came to prominence between 1905 and 1970. Source: Preface.
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  • Title World Authors 1950-1970: A Companion Volume to the Twentieth Century Authors
  • Author Wakeman, John
  • Binding Hardcover_cloth
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Condition Used - Used - VeryGood
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher THe H. W. Wilson Comapny, NY
  • Date 1975
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 13592
  • ISBN 9780824204198 / 0824204190
  • Weight 5.75 lbs (2.61 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.1 x 6.9 x 2.6 in (25.65 x 17.53 x 6.60 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Literature, Modern - 20th century -, Literature, Modern - 20th century
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 75172140
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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