Literary Origins of Surrealism; A New Mysticism in French Poetry
by Balakian, Anna
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: King's Crown Press, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good in a Good jacket, clipped at the top edge but priced on the bottom ($2.75), generally toned and soiled, some chips and closed tears throughout. Pale purple cloth, faded at the spine and edges, with red ink lettering on the spine. Square, bound with some reading wear, purple top stain, former owner's name on the front endpaper, clean otherwise. Balakian's first book, advertised on the jacket as "first-hand information about certain important poets of modern France--Lautreamont, Rimbaud, Breton, Aragon, Eluard." An important work of literary criticism.
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- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5848
- Title
- Literary Origins of Surrealism; A New Mysticism in French Poetry
- Author
- Balakian, Anna
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- King's Crown Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- Poetry, Symbolism, Romanticism, Psychology, Spiritualism, 20th Century Literature, Modern Literature, Surrealism
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About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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Woodstock, Illinois
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