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Murder in the Cathedral
by Eliot, T. S
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace, and Company, 1936. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very Good cloth second edition (1936) with gilt lettering on spine and Good DJ in protective mylar cover. This second edition introduced for the first time a speech by the chorus to begin part two. The book is in excellent condition: spine is straight and tight. Light rubbing and shelf wear to top and bottom of spine and bottom of front cover. I classify it as Very Good rather than Near Fine because there are a good many penciled notes in the margins throughout the text. Previous owner's name at top right of front free end paper. 86 pages. The DJ has abrasions at bottom of spine and a 1/2 inch tear across top of spine along with age toning overall and creasing to top of front cover area. Looks pretty good in brodart mylar cover, though (see images). 86 pages.
Synopsis
T. S. Eliot's verse dramatization of the murder of Thomas Becket at Canterbury, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature The Archbishop Thomas Becket speaks fatal words before he is martyred in T. S. Eliot's best-known drama, based on the murder of the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1170. Praised for its poetically masterful handling of issues of faith, politics, and the common good, T. S. Eliot's play bolstered his reputation as the most significant poet of his time.
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On Mar 14 2021, a reader said:
Very good reading
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Details
- Bookseller
- William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000333
- Title
- Murder in the Cathedral
- Author
- Eliot, T. S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace, and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1936
- Pages
- 86
- Keywords
- Poetry, literature, drama
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
Biblio member since 2018
Greenwood, South Carolina
About William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts specializes in modern poetry and southern history, with an emphasis on first and signed editions.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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