The Chatto Book of Modern Poetry, 1915-1955
by DAY LEWIS, C. and John Lehmann, eds
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1956. First Edition. Octavo (20cm.); original cloth in grey decorative dust jacket printed in blue and black; viii,286pp. Light wear and toning to jacket spine and extremities, smallish loss to top edge of rear panel not approaching text, corners a bit bumped, contemporary academic prize presentation plate to front free endpaper, else interior near fine. Very Good and sound overall. Includes poems by Thomas Hardy, Rudyard Kipling, W.B. Yeats, and many others.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23223
- Title
- The Chatto Book of Modern Poetry, 1915-1955
- Author
- DAY LEWIS, C. and John Lehmann, eds
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- Thomas Hardy Rudyard Kipling Yeats
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Poetry; Great Britain;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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