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The Earth Compels. poems

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The Earth Compels. poems

by MacNeice, Louis

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London: Faber and Faber Limited 1938. 8vo. First Edition. [iv], 64 pp. Hardback in jacket, not price clipped. Jacket worn at edge, with fading to edges. Ink owner's name to ffep., dated 1941, otherwise internally clean. A near fine copy of MacNeice's second poetry collection. Also included is a 4 pp. Group Theatre pamphlet which sets out their aims and has a membership form attached. The Group Theatre was an experimental theatre group set up in 1932 that performed plays by MacNeice, Stephen Spender, and Christopher Isherwood. . Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1938.

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Bookseller
Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
68440
Title
The Earth Compels. poems
Author
MacNeice, Louis
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Faber and Faber Limited 1938
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1938
Size
8vo.
Keywords
Louis MacNeice,Poetry,Irish poetry,Auden Group,
Bookseller catalogs
Modern First Editions; Poetry;

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