Vincent millay modern library torchbearers millay, edna st. How can i order desk andor examination copies of books. If you prefer a cloth desk copy, we can provide one at half the list price of the cloth edition. In order for your request to be processed, please browse our catalog for the desired text and follow the link to request an examination copy. Mar 23, 2020 these are the 19 best sites with free books that cover a wide variety of subjects, anything from romance novels to computer technology manuals. See our examination copy policy for details on how to request a print examination copy. Eerdmans is happy to provide examination copies of textbooks to qualifying professors. In 2010 time magazine named a handful of dust to its list of alltime 100 best novels and. Torching the modernday library of alexandria the atlantic. Welcome to collecting the modern library, the most complete published source available anywhere for information, discussion, and leads on all aspects of collecting books published with the modern library imprint from 1917 through 1996. One desk copy is available for every twenty copies ordered. These books encompass an amazing sample of nearly all the modern library binding and dust jacket variants from 1917 through the 1930s, including at least one boni and liveright copy in dj from each of the first four years of the modern library. Through the 1950s and 60s, avalon became an important science fiction imprint, though later the company shifted towards romances, mysteries, and westerns.
Desk and exam copies penguin random house higher education. Avalon books got its start in 1950 as a new yorkbased niche publisher specializing in selling hardcover genre fiction to the library market. Modern library collecting covering all aspects of the. Exam copy requeststhe mla is offering a selection of titles as exam. The leather chesterfield sofa asserts a timeless look, and is a classic choice for a study, while the blue velvet chairs. The new century library jackets were updated possibly around 1920, and possibly issued only on individually sold books vs. An ex library copy is a book that once belonged to an institutional or public library. The modern library originally published only hardbound books. Oct 31, 2019 this modern home library went wild with print, pattern, texture, and more.
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Only one desk copy is available for every twenty copies of each title ordered through a bookstore for course use. Founded in 1925, random house is the proud publishing house of the worlds most acclaimed storytellers, thought leaders, and innovators. Get an indispensable education in american history in one sitting. Ask nypl is the librarys virtual reference and support desk. Due to the covid19 pandemic, desk copies will not be fulfilled with print editions we will instead provide oneyear access to an ebook edition as a substitute. The penguin publishing group supplies one free desk copy for every 20 copies of an adopted text required by instructors at accredited colleges and universities please note.
There is an excellent listing of literary agents in a book called the writers. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. On this page we will provide general information about using everymans library books in the classroom. The penguin publishing group supplies one free desk copy for every 20 copies of an adopted text required by instructors at accredited colleges and universities. This modern home library went wild with print, pattern, texture, and more.
Desk copies are paperback editions, unless the book is published only in cloth. Use this form only if you are requesting desk copies for books that have been assigned as required course reading. The readers poll for the best novels published in the english language since 1900. Knopf academic marketing 1745 broadway, 202 new york, ny 10019. Textbook and course book policy uw press books home page. The modern library series was published and sold in the u. If you find a misprinting repeated or missing pages, upsidedown pages or believe that a random house book you purchased is otherwise defective, please call 18007333000 in the u. Every library has its own methods for identifying books in its. According to barry neavill, allen lane, who launched the paperback revolution in the englishspeaking world when he founded penguin books in 1935, sold a number of modern library giants in britain between 1934 and 1936 priced at five and six shillings. Because the books are stacked rather than dismantled, this desk is true. It generally bears the marks of the library, which may take the form of stamps, embossed seals, written call numbers, or even a gluedin pocket for a checkout card. Possible ex library copy, thata ll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. For additional information on our josseybasspfeiffer desk copy policy, please contact.
When requesting desk copies please indicate the course for which it will be used, enrollment, and starting date. Free account grants access to the community and a personal page with a virtual bookshelf comprehensive quotation database. Due to the covid19 pandemic, desk copies will not be fulfilled with print editions we will instead provide oneyear access to an ebook edition as a substitute wherever. Desk copies the penguin publishing group supplies one free desk copy for every 20 copies of an adopted text required by instructors at accredited colleges. For desk copy requests, please include contact information for the bookstore that has ordered the book for your class. This copy of sir walter scotts the talisman is undated, but probably from the 19201923 era several advertisements indicate 6 net per volume of the series around that time. From 1955 to 1960, the company published a high quality, numbered paperback series, but discontinued it in 1960, when the series was merged into the newly. Green cloth binding is clean, book is clean and tight.
See our desk copy policy for details on how to request a print desk copy. There is an excellent listing of literary agents in a book called the writers market, which you. Due to the covid19 pandemic, desk and exam copies will not be fulfilled with print editions we will instead provide oneyear access to an ebook edition as a. To request a desk copy online, please visit and use our desk copy form. Desk copies of mla books are available for teachers with a class size of ten or more students. Dial 917asknypl 9172756975 tty 2129300020 to connect with us. The request should specify the name and address to which the books should be sent, email, phone number, title of the course, expected enrollment, semester or quarter in which the course will. In this readerfriendly introduction, the acclaimed historian wilfred m. This website is brought to you through the courtesy of its financial and content contributors.
Mcclay invites you to experience the perennial freshness and vitality of this great subject as he explores some of the enduring commitments and persistent tensions that have made america what it is. We do not honor desk copy requests for courses with an enrollment below 15. Modern library, first edition abebooks shop for books. Well show you how to get a feel for what value has been attached to the title by booksellers and collectors. Penguin random house higher education is pleased to provide complimentary desk copies of any adopted required text for instructors at accredited colleges and universities. And its no wonder all but the most prized copies are still affordable, they. Modern library classics found in fiction classics featuring treasured classics, volumes of essential writings, major translations of great works from around the globe, and rediscoveries of literary and historical merit, the modern library was founded in 1917 by the publishers boni and liveright and eight years later was acquired by bennett cerf and donald klopfer.
If you have a specific academic inquiry about the library, please contact. However, requests for a single desk copy for seminars and graduate courses with a minimum enrollment of ten students will be honored. A reader writes, books are reused to create this enormous piece of library furniture at tu delft architecture bibliotheek. Due to the covid19 pandemic, desk copies will not be fulfilled with print editions we will instead provide oneyear access to an e book edition as a. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Desk copy requestsdesk copies of mla books are available for teachers with a class size of ten or more students. Oxford university press is pleased to offer complimentary desk and examination copies to qualified instructors. For a desk copy of a zondervan title, please complete our. Home of the modern library, renowned publisher of classics, chronicles. This is the first impression of the modern library edition from 1966, printed on excellent paper stock. We cannot provide desk copies of books published by imprints of harpercollins christian publishing. While always taking a backseat in american history to gettysburg the subject of another modern library edition of foote lite, vicksburg was arguably the critical campaign of the civil war it permanently severed the confederacy, guaranteed federal domination of the nations premier waterborne trade route, and made the career of u. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text.
Book must be adopted for class use and order placed at the bookstore. A copy of a bookstore or wholesaler order may be requested as proof of adoption. Our whats it worth feature will help you appraise it online. You may submit your request online using the desk copy request form. Routledge encyclopedia of philosophy while bioethics, a part of applied ethics, is usually identified with medical ethics, in its broadest sense it is the study of the moral, social and political problems that arise out of biology and the life sciences generally and involve, either directly or indirectly, human wellbeing. If requesting more than one desk copy of an adopted text, please provide us with the names of instructors andor teaching assistants to whom the books will be distributed. Eliots the wasteland i will show you fear in a handful of dust in this satire about a disaffected country squire who travels to the brazilian jungle in order to find a meaningful life. However, random house will honor requests with a minimum enrollment of ten students for seminars and graduate courses.
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