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"Books themselves need no defense. Their spokesmen come and go, their readers live and die, they remain constant." -- Lawrence Clark Powell
Lawrence Clark Powell (b. Washington, DC, 1906; d. Arizona, March 14, 2001) was a librarian, literary critic, bibliographer and author of more than 100 books.

He was University Librarian at the UCLA Library and head librarian of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library from 1944 until 1961. He was the first dean of the School of Library Service at UCLA, which later merged to become the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies. He received a BA from Occidental College in 1928, a doctorate from University of Burgundy in Dijon (Université de Bourgogne) in 1932, and Certificate of Librarianship from UC Berkeley in 1937.

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Total Books: 45
Arizona A Bicentennial History
Arizona a Bicentennial History (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780393055757
ISBN-10: 0393055752
Genres: History, Travel
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Arizona A History
Arizona a History (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780826312129
ISBN-10: 0826312128
Genre: History
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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The Blue Train
The Blue Train (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780884960737
ISBN-10: 0884960730
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Books Are Basic The Essential Lawrence Clark Powell
Books in My Baggage Adventures in Reading and Collecting
Books West Southwest Essays on Writers Their Books and Their Land
California Classics The creative Literature of the Golden State
California Classics the Creative Literature of the Golden State (Other)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780378077811
ISBN-10: 0378077813
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California Classics The Creative Literature of the Golden State  Essays on the Books and Their Writers
THE DESERT
The Desert (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780870931659
ISBN-10: 0870931652
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El Morro
El Morro (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780884962120
ISBN-10: 0884962121
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Eucalyptus Fair
Eucalyptus Fair (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780963296603
ISBN-10: 0963296604
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Eucalyptus Fair A Memoir in the Form of a Novel
Eucalyptus Fair a Memoir in the Form of a Novel (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780963296610
ISBN-10: 0963296612
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The Evening Redness The Blue Train the River Between El Morro Portrait of My Father  The Collected Four Novels of Lawrence Clark Powell With No
Fay Two Commemorations of the Death and Life of Fay Ellen Powell
From the heartland Profiles of people and places of the Southwest and beyond
From the Heartland Profiles of People and Places of the Southwest and Beyond (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780873581554
ISBN-10: 0873581555
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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Giacomo Giralamo Casanova Chevalier De Seingalt 17251798
Giacomo Giralamo Casanova Chevalier De Seingalt 17251798 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781432586478
ISBN-10: 1432586475
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The Holly and the Fleece
The Holly and the Fleece (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780884964025
ISBN-10: 0884964027
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Islands of Books
Islands of Books (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780870932762
ISBN-10: 0870932764
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Reference
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Landscape and Literature The Essays of Lawrence Clark Powell in the Southwest Review
Letters from the Orange Empire
Letters From the Orange Empire (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780914421146
ISBN-10: 091442114X
Genres: Travel, Crafts, Hobbies & Home
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Life Goes on Twenty More Years of Fortune and Friendship
Life Goes on Twenty More Years of Fortune and Friendship (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780810818903
ISBN-10: 0810818906
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Next to Mother's Milk an Engelhard Lecture on the Book [The Center for the Book viewpoint series] (Paperback)