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English Poetry: A Critical Introduction
by F.W.Bateson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Longmans, Green and Co, 1950. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1950. First Edition. 272 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Clean pages with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Pen and pencil markings to front free endpaper and pastedown. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Unclipped Jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Visible wear marks to spine and panels.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1646665314CLB
- Title
- English Poetry: A Critical Introduction
- Author
- F.W.Bateson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co
- Date Published
- 1950
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Rubbing
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- Edges
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- Gilt
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- Text Block
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- First Edition
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