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The Testament of Beauty
by Robert Bridges
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1929. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 11" by 9". None. The first edition of this famed philosophical poem by Robert Bridges. This is the large paper copy, which is a limited edition. Number 237 of 250 copies published of this work, which have been printed in Great Britain by John Johnson at the University Press, Oxford. With the loosely inserted publisher's note on the text. Understandably, lacking the original dustwrapper. Bridges was a doctor by training and achieved literary fame much later into his life and career. He was poet laureate from 1913 to 1930. This quarto edition of the poem is uncommon to find, as there was an octavo edition issued in the same year. 'The Testament of Beauty' comprises of four books, and is regarded as Bridges' most famous work. It earned him a great reputation in the literary field and he was appointed to the Order of Merit for this title. This work conveys Bridges' use of 'neo-miltonic syllabics' where the poem is based on syllables rather than accents. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart with just some light fading to the extremities and to the spine. Minor shelfwear to the head and tail of spine and to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and very clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 637L4
- Title
- The Testament of Beauty
- Author
- Robert Bridges
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Clarendon Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1929
- Size
- 11" by 9"
- Keywords
- Poetry Bridges Poems Order of Merit Bridges
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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