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The Family Reunion
by T. S. Eliot
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£150.00£135.00
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1939. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 9" by 6". None. A first edition copy of T. S. Eliot's famous play, in the publisher's original dust wrapper. The first edition. First printing with the coloured dust wrapper. In the publisher's full, cloth, binding with the original, clipped, dust wrapper. 'The Family Reunion' is a famous play by T. S. Eliot, written mostly in blank verse. It incorporates elements from Greek drama to portray the hero's journey from guilt to redemption. With the previous owner's ink inscription to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some light shelf wear to the edges. Darkening to the spine and upper boards. Some light spotting to the top of the rear board. Offsetting to the free endpapers. Previous owner's ink signature to the front free endpaper. The original clipped dust wrapper is in smart condition. Shelf wear to the edges and chipping to the spine. Sunning to the spine and tops of the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age-toned but otherwise bright and clear. Very Good
Synopsis
A modern verse play dealing with the problem of man’s guilt and his need for expiation through his acceptance of responsibility for the sin of humanity. “What poets and playwrights have been fumbling at in their desire to put poetry into drama and drama into poetry has here been realized.... This is the finest verse play since the Elizabethans” (New York Times).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 831G41
- Title
- The Family Reunion
- Author
- T. S. Eliot
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1939
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- theatre michael redgrave wishwood four quartets michael redgrave the hollow men
Terms of Sale
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Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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