Professing Poetry

London: Macmillan. 1977. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Previous owner has reinforced edges of DJ corners and folds with sticky tape. [x] 396pages.. Built around the the first nine lectures given by John Wain as Professor of Poetry at Oxford. Robust, professional… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan, 1977. Book. Very Good +. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. VG+, Shelfwear, foxing/VG, Price-clipped, edgewear, tears, internal tape repairs, abrasion, foxing. 'This many-sided book is built around the first nine lectures given by John Wain as Oxford Professor of Poetry'. 396 pages, including index. Photo on request..

London: Macmillan,. Hardback. 396pp. Based on the first nine lectures John Wain gave as Oxford Professor of Poetry. Some rubbing to edge of dust wrapper. Dust wrapper is creased to edges and inner flaps. Very good copy in Good dw. . Hardcover. First edition. 1977.

Macmillan London Limited , 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x5x1. Maroon top page edges. Publication of 396 pages. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. The dust jacket is a touch edge worn. The boards are in good condition. Internally the pages are immaculately clean and complete. Tightly… Read more about this item

London: Penguin Books, 1978. Softcover. Very Good. First edition, wrappered edition. Octavo. 275pp. Very good with some rubbing, the small prices on the rear wrap inked over and spine cracked between page 78 and 79.

London : Macmillan, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 396p., music ; 21cm. Subjects: Wain, John -- Biography. Poetry -- History and criticism.

Macmillan Interactive Publishing, 1977-11-17. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable Jacket. 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). Well worn jacket Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

Viking Adult, May 1978. Hardcover . Used Good/Good. Wear to cover, bumped corners, foxing on the page edges, pages have a small amount of markings. Binding cracked but intact. We carry new and used books in our storefront. We want you to be satisfied with your purchase. Please contact us if you have questions regarding this item.

Paperback. Very Good.

Macmillan. Collectible - Very Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Very Good. Good dust jacket. Dust jacket price clipped. In protective mylar cover. (Poems, Poetry)

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Penguin Books, May 1978. Paper Back . Very Good. Gently used; Covers mildly worn from handling; Closed tear at front hinge, repaired w/ scotch tape; Spine un-creased; Text free of markings; An excellent reading copy.

Viking: Viking Adult, 1978. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in near fine dj (light wear at tips). Review copy with publisher's information and photograph of Wain laid in.

Macmillan. 1977 Macmillan first edition hardback; very good, near as new condition, with unclipped dj, just light storage wear; UK dealer, immediate dispatch . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1977.

London.: Macmillan., 1977. 396pp. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Viking Books, 1978. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Penguin Books,. 1978. Softcover. 0140049339 . Softbound w/crisp covers; spine uncreased. Pgs unmarked; one corner bent. ; .

London: Macmillan London Limited, 1977. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A first edition of this collection of lectures by John Wain. John Barrington Wain was an English poet, novelist and critic who worked as Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford. This work adapts some of the lectures given there to develop a… Read more about this item

New York: Viking. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1978. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Slight shelf wear, jacket price clipped; This book is a collection of essays on the craft of poetry. The essays are written by a variety of authors, including Wain, and cover a variety of topics, including the importance of poetry, the… Read more about this item

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.