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Paradox in Chesterton
by Kenner, Hugh (intro. Herbert Marshall McLuhan)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (v.g. Only a little bumping); red boards clean (with v. slight warping), gilt spine titlin
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Sheed & Ward, 1948. 1st. hardback. Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (v.g. Only a little bumping); red boards clean (with v. slight warping), gilt spine titling bright; text block firm; unmarked pages a little sunned otherwise crisp.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). The renowned Canadian literary scholar and critic, Hugh Kenner, would go on to publish many books after this one, his first. The introduction was by his friend and mentor, Marshall McLuhan.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC131796
- Title
- Paradox in Chesterton
- Author
- Kenner, Hugh (intro. Herbert Marshall McLuhan)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (v.g. Only a little bumping); red boards clean (with v. slight warping), gilt spine titlin
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sheed & Ward
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1948
- Pages
- 156
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- theology, literary criticism, Christianity, Chesterton, Kenner
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_\"\" x 5\"\")
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About Inklings & Yarnspinners
INKLINGS & YARNSPINNERSA new online bookshop forFIRST & SIGNED EDITIONS, RARE BOOKSA particular focus on:- The Oxford Inklings with their Friends & Influences (C.S. Lewis, Tolkien, Barfield, Williams, Chesterton, Macdonald, Sayers, etc)- Great 20th Century Novelists (e.g. Graham Greene & John le Carré; Anthony Powell & Evelyn Waugh; P. D. James etc)- Great 20th Century Poets (e.g. T. S. Eliot, John Masefield, Walter de la Mare, Seamus Heaney, Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath, Stevie Smith, W. H. Auden, Stephen Spender, Dylan Thomas, etc)- Christian Theology (e.g. from library sales)
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- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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