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The Sacred Wood: Essays on Poetry and Criticism
by Eliot, T.S
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Hopewell, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1920. First Edition, First Printing.
16mo (6 7/8 x 4 1/2 inches; 173 x 110 mm), xviii, [2], 155, [1] pages, in publisher's original blue cloth, with gilt lettering on the spine and lacking the rare dust jacket.
16mo (6 7/8 x 4 1/2 inches; 173 x 110 mm), xviii, [2], 155, [1] pages, in publisher's original blue cloth, with gilt lettering on the spine and lacking the rare dust jacket.
T.S. Eliot's essays on a variety of topics, including Christopher Marlowe, Hamlet, poetic drama, Dante, Ben Jonson, and on the nature and practice of criticism. First state, with Methuen, the name of the publisher, 3 mm from the bottom of the spine.
CONDITION: Minor foxing to end papers and page edges; creasing to front board; rubbing to boards and spine. A Very Good copy.
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- Bookseller
- Le Bookiniste, ABAA-ILAB-IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1259
- Title
- The Sacred Wood: Essays on Poetry and Criticism
- Author
- Eliot, T.S
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co. Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1920
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Essays
- Bookseller catalogs
- Essays;
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About the Seller
Le Bookiniste, ABAA-ILAB-IOBA
Biblio member since 2009
Hopewell, New Jersey
About Le Bookiniste, ABAA-ILAB-IOBA
Specializing in Art, Drama, Espionage, Journalism, Poetry, and Radicalism.
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