The Testament of beauty : a poem in four books / by Robert Bridges
by Bridges, Robert (1844-1930)
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Oxford : Claredon Press, 1929. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance; from the library of The Birmingham Medical Institute with its bookplate and minor library marks; presentation book plate from the Birmingham Medical Institute and presented by Dr. Herman White. Physical description; 192 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. Notes; ""Publisher's note on the text"", 2l., tipped in at end. Subjects; Robert Bridges, poet laureate. English poetry. 20th-century.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 237806
- Title
- The Testament of beauty : a poem in four books / by Robert Bridges
- Author
- Bridges, Robert (1844-1930)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Sixth Edition
- Publisher
- Oxford : Claredon Press
- Date Published
- 1929
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