The Testament of Beauty, a poem in four books
de Bridges, Robert
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- Estado
- Very good, 3rd reprint of 1st edition (1930), no d/j, marbled boards, with spine calf binding (chipped and bumped), gilt spine t
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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Oxford: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1945. 3rd reprint. hardback. Very good, 3rd reprint of 1st edition (1930), no d/j, marbled boards, with spine calf binding (chipped and bumped), gilt spine titling bright, text block firm, untrimmed pages tight and unmarked. Owner's plate on front pastedown.. 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8"" x 5_""). Robert Bridges (1844-1930) was a physician until illness forced him to retire, after which he dedicated himself to writing. He sought to 'free' verse through basing verse and metre on syllables rather than accents, a pattern he developed in Testament of Beauty (1929) for which he was appointed to the Order of Merit). He became Poet Laureate in 1913. Edition has photogravure portrait frontispiece
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- Librería
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- IYC99149
- Título
- The Testament of Beauty, a poem in four books
- Autor
- Bridges, Robert
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Hardback
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very good, 3rd reprint of 1st edition (1930), no d/j, marbled boards, with spine calf binding (chipped and bumped), gilt spine t
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 3rd reprint
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Oxford at the Clarendon Press
- Lugar de publicación
- Oxford
- Fecha de publicación
- 1945
- Páginas
- 175
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palabras clave
- poetry, Bridges, Poet Laureate
- Catálogos del vendedor
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8\"\" x 5_\"\")
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