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Studies in Literature (First Edition)

by Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur (introduction by)

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New York: Putnam, 1918. Bound in grey blue paper over boards with black (or dark dark blue) cloth backstrip; with gilt lettering on upper board and on spine; gilt top edge. Rear board is creased along the top; minor spotting of endpapers and a few spots of foxing on fore edge of pages. Endpapers are sound. Dust jaclket, while being essentially complete, has a long tear along front spine fold which ends up progressing horizontally across spine panel, there are other small chips, tears and creases along the edges and the spine panel is darkened. Subjects discussed include "The Horatian Model n English Verse", "The Poetry of George Meredith", "The Poetry of Thomas Hardy", "Coleridge", etc. 324 pages with index plus a selectiion from the catalogue of G, P. Putnam's Sons bound in at the rear.. First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Very Good Plus/Fair.

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Bookseller
Purpora Books CA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #
21917
Title
Studies in Literature (First Edition)
Author
Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur (introduction by)
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good Plus
Jacket Condition
Fair
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Putnam
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1918

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