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The Poet in the Imaginary Museum; Essays of Two Decades
by DAVIE, Donald ; ALPERT, Barry (editor)
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- first
- Condition
- Near fine/near fine
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About This Item
Manchester: Carcanet, 1977. First Edition. Near fine/near fine. Hardcover : pp. [2 blank] [v] xxi [xxii] [1] 322 [2 blank] : rich brown cloth boards : gilt to spine : yellow e.p.s : yellow illustrated dust jacket.
Head and tail of spine very gently pushed; light wear to jacket. Donald Alfred Davie, (17 July 1922 - 18 September 1995) was an English Movement poet, and literary critic. His poems in general are philosophical and abstract, but often evoke various landscapes. - Wikipedia.
Head and tail of spine very gently pushed; light wear to jacket. Donald Alfred Davie, (17 July 1922 - 18 September 1995) was an English Movement poet, and literary critic. His poems in general are philosophical and abstract, but often evoke various landscapes. - Wikipedia.
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- Archives Fine Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4087
- Title
- The Poet in the Imaginary Museum; Essays of Two Decades
- Author
- DAVIE, Donald ; ALPERT, Barry (editor)
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Carcanet
- Place of Publication
- Manchester
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- UK poet
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