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The Complete Poetry and Selected Prose of John Donne -and- The Complete Poetry of William Blake (in one volume) (Modern Library Giant #G70.1)
by DONNE, John; BLAKE, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Very Good in Good dust jacket. [c.1955]. Hardcover. A hefty work containing the entire body of poetical works, and some prose, by the two legendary English poets John Donne and William Blake. With a lengthy introduction by Robert Silliman Hillyer. The texts are from the Nonesuch Press editions, edited by John Hayward and Geoffrey Keynes. --- In Toledano spine G5 / green cloth / gilt titling on black cover & spine blocks / faded black topstain / blank GA style endpapers / jacket style Gd, verso advertises 374 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1955 (though 1941 date appears in book). ML #G70.1. --- A weakened front hinge has been repaired on this item; with general light age-toning to leaves & acidic staining to endpapers, otherwise a clean, tightly-bound, unmarked copy. Good-only dust jacket with several tears to lower spine area, other chips and small tears to edges; otherwise bright and protected in new removable mylar wrapper. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested for shipments beyond the U.S.) ; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; lv, 1045 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88231
- Title
- The Complete Poetry and Selected Prose of John Donne -and- The Complete Poetry of William Blake (in one volume) (Modern Library Giant #G70.1)
- Author
- DONNE, John; BLAKE, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Publisher
- The Modern Library / Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [c.1955]
- Bookseller catalogs
- >>Poetry;
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Littleton, Colorado
About Bluebird Books
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- Verso
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- Hinge
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- Octavo
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- Leaves
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
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