Alfred A. Knopf, Inc

Overview

Works:	1,634 works in 2,066 publications in 1 language and 143,715 library holdings
Genres:	Fiction Juvenile works Young adult works Fantasy fiction Biographies Fairy tales History Psychological fiction Historical fiction Picture books
Roles:	Publisher, Recipient, Correspondent
Classifications:	PZ8.D137, FIC

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Inc Alfred A. Knopf

The art of prestige : the formative years at Knopf, 1915-1929 by Amy Root Clements( )
The lady with the Borzoi : Blanche Knopf, literary tastemaker extraordinaire by Laura P Claridge( Book )
The house of Knopf, 1915-1960 : a documentary volume( Book )
The Borzoi 1925 : being a sort of record of ten years of publishing by Inc Alfred A. Knopf( Book )
Searching for recognition : the promotion of Latin American literature in the United States by Irene Rostagno( Book )

Alfred A. Knopf, quarter century( Book )
The Borzoi 1920; being a sort of record of five years' publishing by Inc Alfred A. Knopf( Book )
Some random recollections; an informal talk made at the Grolier Club, New York, 21 October 1948 by Alfred A Knopf( Book )
Evening at Deepdene : meditations of bygone days by Frederic W Goudy( Book )
The company they kept : Alfred A. and Blanche W. Knopf, publishers : an exhibition catalog by Cathy Henderson( Book )
The Borzoi books for sportsmen by M. L Biscotti( Book )
The Borzoi broadside( )
Poet and publisher : Robert Frost/Alfred A Knopf( Visual )
Alfred A. Knopf 1915-2015 : a century of publishing( Book )
Reception and dinner to commemorate the publication of the first Borzoi book by Alfred & Blanche Knopf fifty years ago, 1915-1965 : Hotel Astor, October 29, 1965( Book )
Notes on the types : being a series of colophons plucked from the Borzoi books( Book )
Monthly list by Inc Alfred A. Knopf( )
Esther Shephard Papers by Esther Shephard( )
Alfred A. Knopf, inc., Victor L. Marchetti and John D. Marks, petitioners, against William Colby as Director of Central Intelligence of the United States and Henry Kissinger, as Secretary of State of the United States, respondents : motion of Association of American Publishers, inc., Freedom to Read Foundation and American Booksellers Association to file a brief as amici curiae in support of petitioners' petition for a rehearing and brief amici curiae by Association of American Publishers( Book )
The Borzoi quarterly 50th anniversary supplement, 1965( Book )

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Most widely held works by Inc Alfred A. Knopf

Hoot by Carl Hiaasen( Book )

2 editions published between 2002 and 2004 in English and held by 3,784 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Everybody loves Mother Paula's pancakes. Everybody, that is, except the colony of cute but endangered owls that live on the building site of the new restaurant. Can the awkward new kid, Roy, and his feral friend prank the pancake people out of town? Or is the owls' fate cemented in pancake batter?

Song and dance man by Karen Ackerman( Book )

2 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 3,696 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Grandpa demonstrates for his visiting grandchildren some of the songs, dances, and jokes he performed when he was a vaudeville entertainer

Mirandy and Brother Wind by Pat McKissack( Book )

2 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 2,829 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

To win first prize in the Junior Cakewalk, Mirandy tries to capture the wind to make him be her partner

No country for old men by Cormac McCarthy( Book )

1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 2,682 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Llewelyn Moss is hunting antelope near the Texas/Mexico border when he stumbles upon several dead men, a big stash of heroin, and more than two million dollars in cash. He takes off with the money -- and the hunter becomes the hunted. A drug cartel hires a former Special Forces agent to track down the loot, and a ruthless killer joins the chase as well. Also looking for Moss is the aging Sheriff Bell, a World War II veteran who may be Moss' only hope for survival

The subtle knife by Philip Pullman( Book )

2 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 2,606 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

As the boundaries between worlds begin to dissolve, Lyra and her daemon help Will Parry in his search for his father and for a powerful, magical knife

Chomp by Carl Hiaasen( Book )

1 edition published in 2012 in English and held by 2,238 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When the difficult star of the reality television show "Expedition Survival" disappears while filming an episode in the Florida Everglades using animals from the wildlife refuge run by Wahoo Crane's family, Wahoo and classmate Tuna Gordon set out to find him while avoiding Tuna's gun-happy father

Read-aloud rhymes for the very young by Jack Prelutsky( Book )

2 editions published in 1986 in English and held by 2,222 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A collection of more than 200 short poems by both known and anonymous American and English authors

Sapphira and the slave girl by Willa Cather( Book )

4 editions published in 1940 in English and held by 2,070 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Sapphira Colbert, a bitter but privileged white woman, begins to persecute a young slave named Nancy, whom she unjustly suspects of seducing her husband

Please ignore Vera Dietz by A. S King( Book )

1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 1,641 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When her best friend, whom she secretly loves, betrays her and then dies under mysterious circumstances, high school senior Vera Dietz struggles with secrets that could help clear his name

Follow the dream by Peter Sís( Book )

1 edition published in 1991 in English and held by 1,605 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Christopher Columbus overcomes a number of obstacles to fulfill his dream of sailing west to find a new route to the Orient

Lauren Bacall by myself by Lauren Bacall( Book )

1 edition published in 1979 in English and held by 1,596 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Bogart's "Baby"--Lauren Bacall--describes her career in Hollywood and on Broadway, her marriages to Bogart and Jason Robards, her disastrous affair with Sinatra, and her fierce determination to be her own woman

Gertrude and Claudius by John Updike( Book )

1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 1,592 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Tells the story of Claudius and Gertrude, King and Queen of Denmark, before the action of Shakespeare's Hamlet begins. Employing the nomenclature and certain details of the ancient Scandinavian legends that first describe the prince who feigns madness to achieve revenge upon his father's slayer, Updike brings to life Gertrude's girlhood as the daughter of King Rorik, her arranged marriage to the man who becomes King Hamlet, and her middle-aged affair with her husband's younger brother

A new coat for Anna by Harriet Ziefert( Book )

2 editions published in 1986 in English and held by 1,581 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Even though there is no money, Anna's mother finds a way to make Anna a badly needed winter coat

Flesh and blood so cheap : the Triangle fire and its legacy by Albert Marrin( Book )

2 editions published between 2011 and 2015 in English and held by 1,568 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Provides a detailed account of the disastrous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City, which claimed the lives of 146 garment workers in 1911, and examines the impact of this event on the nation's working conditions and labor laws

James and the giant peach : a children's story by Roald ( Dahl( Book )

1 edition published in 1961 in English and held by 1,531 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

After James Henry Trotter's parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to live with his two horrible aunts. Life there is no fun, until James receives some magical, tiny green things and accidentally drops them by the old peach tree and strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. Inside, James meets a bunch of oversized friends-- Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug, and more. With a snip of the stem, the peach starts rolling away, and the great adventure begins!

The old beauty and others by Willa Sibert Cather( Book )

12 editions published in 1948 in English and held by 1,520 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The old beauty tells the story of a woman's life. The best years tells the story of a young Nebraskan school teacher. Before breakfast tells of a man who once a year escapes from his success to stay on a remote Canadian island

The daring Nellie Bly : America's star reporter by Bonnie Christensen( Book )

1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 1,483 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Introduces the life of Nellie Bly who, as a "stunt reporter" for the New York World newspaper in the late 1800s, championed women's rights and traveled around the world faster than anyone ever had

Good sports : rhymes about running, jumping, throwing, and more by Jack Prelutsky( Book )

1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 1,453 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An illustrated collection of poems for children about various sports activities

The novels of Dashiell Hammett by Dashiell Hammett( Book )

1 edition published in 1965 in English and held by 1,410 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This volume contains five of Hammett's novels, four of which were transformed into motion pictures. His stories of unmatched suspense are exciting and well plotted and portray the corruptions in American society and the undercurrent of violence that runs through American life. ISBN 0-394-43860-4 : $19.95

Diego by Jonah Winter( Book )

2 editions published between 1991 and 1994 in English and held by 1,404 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Discusses the childhood of Diego Rivera and how it influenced his art

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