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After Strange Gods: A Primer of Modern Heresy (Signed)
by Eliot, T[homas]. S[tearns].(1888-1965)
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine in a good dust jacket. Bound in black cloth over boards with spine titled in gilt. Minor extremity wear. Jacket has ed
- Seller
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Annapolis, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1934. First printing. Cloth hardcover. Octavo. 68 pages. Near fine in a good dust jacket. Bound in black cloth over boards with spine titled in gilt. Minor extremity wear. Jacket has edge chipping along top of both panels, a 1" x 1/2" chip along spine near head, closed tear along lower joint fold, chips to fore corner tips.. Three lectures delivered by Eliot at the University of Virginia in 1933--The Page-Barbour Lectures that year. He asserts that the weakness of modern literature is a religious weakness. <br /> <br /> This copy is signed and dated 22 May 1947 by Eliot on the title page.
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- Bookseller
- Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 950
- Title
- After Strange Gods: A Primer of Modern Heresy (Signed)
- Author
- Eliot, T[homas]. S[tearns].(1888-1965)
- Format/Binding
- Cloth hardcover. Octavo. 68 pages
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine in a good dust jacket. Bound in black cloth over boards with spine titled in gilt. Minor extremity wear. Jacket has ed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1934
- Keywords
- autographed books, signed, collectable, literary criticism, poets, critic, christianity, modern literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction & Literature; Religion & Philosophy;
Terms of Sale
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Annapolis, Maryland
About Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
We buy and sell quality used and out-of-print books, with an emphasis on Americana, Military and Naval History, and Nautical material. But we have many good books in a variety of subjects. We are located in historic Annapolis, Maryland.
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- Chipping
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- Fine
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Gilt
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