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The Innocent Eye by Read, Herbert (Madeleine L'Engle) - 1947

by Read, Herbert (Madeleine L'Engle)

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The Innocent Eye by Read, Herbert (Madeleine L'Engle) - 1947

The Innocent Eye

by Read, Herbert (Madeleine L'Engle)

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New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1947. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Stated first printing of this autobiographical work from the English philosopher and art historian, Herbert Read, who was an early adopter in the country of the Existentialist movement. From the library of Madeleine L'Engle and bearing her married ownership signature and date in 1947 on the front pastedown. L'Engle later explored existentialism in her many fantasy works for young readers, namely A Wrinkle in Time. Very good with some wear to bottom edges of green boards. Jacket toned to spine and showing some wear and rubbing along folds and at corners, else nicely preserved.
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  • Publisher Henry Holt and Company
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1947

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The Innocent Eye

The Innocent Eye

by Herbert Read

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Henry Holt, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 268 pages. Ex-university library book; light wear to the green covers; pages yellowed; a good sound binding; no jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Inventory No: 207740. .
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The Innocent Eye

by Read, Herbert

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NY: Holt. VG. (1947). 1st ptg. Biogrpahy of noted English poet. Owner notations in text. .
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by Read, Herbert

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New York: Henry Holt and Co, 1947. First printing. 268p, cloth, no DW, slight edgewear, VG
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THE INNOCENT EYE

by Read, Herbert

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New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1947. 268 pages. Autobiography of Herbert Read, born in Yorkshire in 1893 and who went on to become a man of letters. Dust jacket is a bit edgeworn; small closed tear on back. A nice, tight copy in mylar. . First U. S. Edition. Hard Cover. Collectible-Very Good +/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1947. Jacket is chipped with edgewear, 1/3 of back is missing. Green cloth boards have light wear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. . First Printing. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Innocent Eye

by Read, Herbert

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New York: Henry Holt And Company. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1947. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Light wear to cover corners and spine ends. The text is unmarked and evenly edge toned. Jacket shows a light amount of wear and creasing at edges, mostly over spine ends. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 268 pages .
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London: Macmillan. Macmillan Classical Series. Spine a touch sunned. Red cloth, titled gilt . Very Good. Hardcover. reprint. 1957.
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The Innocent Eye

by Read, Herbert

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New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1947 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition. Octavo. 8vo. xi (i), 268 pp. First American Edition, 1947. Not Price Clipped. Inked name ffep. Light wear to top and bottom edge spine dj with lightly faded spine, and light partial age-toning to background or rear panel of same, else, Pristine no wear. No markings, tight binding, clean, white and bright. 6.5" x 9.5". Green cloth with gilt lettering to spine, and green top text block edge. In acetate protector. "Sir Herbert Edward Read (1893 - 1968) was an English art historian, poet, literary critic and philosopher, best known for numerous books on art, which included influential volumes on the role of art in education. Read was co-founder of the Institute of Contemporary Arts. As well as being a prominent English anarchist, he was one of the earliest English writers to take notice of existentialism.".
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The Innocent Eye

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New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1947. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition. Green cloth with spine stamped in gilt. Spine lightly cocked, boards with modest edgewear, spine slightly rubbed, about very good, lacking the dust jacket.
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The Innocent Eye.

by READ, HERBERT

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NY: Henry Holt & Co.,, 1947.. First edition.. Fine, in price-clipped dust jacket.
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