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The Long Darkness
by MacBeth, George
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0436270161
- ISBN 13
- 9780436270161
- Seller
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ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Secker & Warburg. Very Good/Very Good. 1983. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo 0436270161 Dust jacket complete in a clear protective sleeve, unclipped. Original fawn cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership inscription. 66 pages clean and tight. The governing notes of George MacBeth's new collection are feelings of regret and expectation, the grief and joy which spring from a death and precede a birth. As in Poems from 0by, these emotions are worked out against the changing seasons of the Norfolk countryside, in which MacBeth now has firm roots. There is humour too, as well as lyricism and nostalgia. The Long Darkness confirms the change of direction marked by Poems from 0by: it has the sustained power and the true voice of a master craftsman who is willing to subdue all the resources of technique in the service of exactly what he wants to say. The Long Darkness is the Poetry Book Society Recommendation for Winter 1983. .
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- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 122608
- Title
- The Long Darkness
- Author
- MacBeth, George
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0436270161
- ISBN 13
- 9780436270161
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1983
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CHARLES BOSSOM
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ELY, Cambridgeshire
About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
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