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Character sketches of romance, fiction and the drama : a revised American edition of the Reader's handbook / by E. Cobham Brewer ; edited by Marion Harland.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Books-in-Parts Collection PN43 .B73 1901 copy 2 pt.1,15,17,36,42,44,47,58,63
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Kislak Center for Special Collections - Books-in-Parts Collection PN43 .B73 1901 pt.1-24, 26-68
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham, 1810-1897.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Allusions.
- Fiction--Dictionaries.
- Fiction.
- Characters and characteristics in literature.
- Genre:
- Dictionaries.
- Advertisements -- New York (State) -- 19th century.
- Penn Provenance:
- Zinman, Michael (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 8 volumes in 68 parts : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Selmar Hess, 1901.
- Notes:
- Parts issued in illustrated paper wrappers with publisher's advertisement.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Presented to the Penn Libraries by Michael Zinman.
- Penn Libraries copy 1 imperfect: pt. 25 wanting.
- Penn Libraries copy 1 housed in 3 boxes.
- Penn Libraries copy 1 has many leaves unopened.
- Penn Libraries copy 1 has part numbers on front wrapper in Arabic numerals except for pt. 8, which uses Roman "VIII".
- Penn Libraries copy 2 imperfect: RBC has pts. 1, 15, 17, 36, 42, 44, 47, 58 and 63 only; title leaf wanting.
- Penn Libraries copy 2 has some leaves unopened; detached wrappers of pt. 35 laid in; front wrapper of pt. 1 torn off at bottom outer corner.
- OCLC:
- 259242601
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