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Familiar Quotations

by John Bartlett

The Work

First published
1855

Drew's Copy

Edition
Sixteenth edition, revised and enlarged
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Published in
Boston, Toronto, and London
Copy published
1992
ISBN
0-316-08277-5
Binding
Cloth hardcover
Collection status
On the shelves
Reading status
Owned
Condition
Former library copy with rubbed and marked blue cloth, bumped corners, library stamps, and light page wear
QuotationsReference WorksProverbsLiteratureJohn Bartlett

Acquisition & Provenance

Acquisition type
Library discard
Source
Local library discard cart
Context
Picked up from the local library's discard cart in August 2026
Provenance
Retains former-library markings and stamps.

How This Copy Came to the Library

Picked up from the local library’s discard cart in August 2026.

About This Copy

This is the 1992 sixteenth edition of John Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, revised and enlarged under general editor Justin Kaplan. First published in 1855, the reference work traces passages, phrases, and proverbs to their sources in ancient and modern literature.

Memories & Connections

Picked up from the local library’s discard cart in August 2026.
Drew's Copy
Front cover of Drew's copy of Familiar Quotations
The gilt-lettered blue cloth cover of Drew's former-library copy of Familiar Quotations.
Shelf and spine of Drew's copy of Familiar Quotations
The spine identifies John Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, Sixteenth Edition, edited by Justin Kaplan and published by Little, Brown.
Title page of Drew's copy of Familiar Quotations
The title page describes the book as a collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature.
Copyright page of Drew's copy of Familiar Quotations
The copyright page identifies this copy as the sixteenth edition, published in 1992, and records ISBN 0-316-08277-5.
Physical detail of Drew's copy of Familiar Quotations
Physical detail