ROSALIND FERGUSSON - The Hamlyn Dictionary of Quotations. Over 3500 Quotations From the Classical World to the Space Age.
London England, Hamlyn, 1989. 1st Paperback Edition, Binding: Soft Cover, Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0600565203 Paperback Paperback. This book offers a rich and varied collection of memorable sayings by famous people from classical times to the space age, reflecting all aspects of life from the sternly philosophical to the broadly comical. The selction from nearly 1000 authors ranges in scope from traditional sources such as Socrates and Virgil, the Bible and Shakespeare, and Milton and Shaw, to an impressive list of quotations for the 1980s - Margaret Thatcher, Pope John Paul II, Mikhail Gorbachov and George Bush all find a place here. Not only speakers and writers in search of the apt phrase, but crossword puzzle fans and literary buffs will find here a wealth of absorbing material. 276 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.) .
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