Twentieth century authors : a biographical dictionary of modern literature / edited by Stanley J. Kunitz and Howard Haycraft; complete in one volume with 1850 biographies and 1700 portraits.
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TextSeries: The Authors seriesPublication details: New York, The H.W. Wilson Company, 1942.Description: vii, 1577 pages : illustration (portraits, 2 mounted) ; 26 cmSubject(s): DDC classification: - 809.0403
- PN771 .K86
- PN771 .K86s
- PN771 .K86s 1959
- PN771 .K86s 1963
- PN771 .K86s 1967
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Matheson Library | Reference Collection | R 809.0403 T971 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 144566 |
"Supersedes ... Living authors (1931) and Authors today and yesterday (1933)"--Pref.
Supplemented by: "First supplement. Assistant editor, Vineta Colby" (vii, 1123 p. : ports. ; 26 cm.) published: New York : Wilson, 1955. The authors series. Call number: PN771.K86s
Supplemented by: "First supplement." (x, 1123 p. : ports. ; 27 cm.) published: New York : Wilson, 1955 [i.e. 1959, c1955] The authors series. Second printing with corrections in the text, and a necrology. Call number: PN771.K86s 1959
Supplemented by: "First supplement" (x, 1123 p. : ports. ; 27 cm.) published: New York : Wilson, 1955 [i.e. 1963, c1955] The authors series. Third printing with corrections in the text, and necrology brought up to 1963. Call number: PN771.K86s 1963
Supplemented by: "First supplement, edited by Stanley J. Kunitz; assistant editor, Vineta Colby" (x, 1123 p. : ports. ; 27 cm.) published: New York : Wilson, 1955 [i.e. 1967, c1955] The authors series. Fourth printing with additional corrections in the text and necrology brought up to 1966. Call number: PN771.K86s 1967
This work "'aims to provide a foundation-volume of authentic biographical information on the writers of this century, of all nations, whose books are familiar to readers of English."
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