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The March of Literature: From Confucius' Day to Our Own
by Ford, Ford Madox
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dial Press, 1938. First Edition This was the author's last published work during his lifetime. (Two volumes were published posthumously in the 1970s.) Ford Madox Ford (1873 - 1939) was an English author of most fiction and nonfiction, poet, literary critic and editor of two literary journals. Ford used many variations of his name over the years, and was published as H. Ford Hueffer, Ford M. Hueffer, Ford Hermann Hueffer, Ford Madox Hueffer and Daniel Chaucer. Ford changed his name to Ford Madox Ford in 1919. His material grandfather was the painter Ford Madox Brown and Ford took his new name in his honor. Ford's novel (originally published in 1915 as Ford Madox Hueffer) The Good Soldier is considered a classic of English language literature. 4to size cloth or buckram bound hardcover; 878 toned pages Name written inside front cover; name and large inscription written on fep - which may be two stanzas of original verse, but we find the handwriting difficult to decipher, several penciled tick marks in list of author's other works, penciled underlining and marginalia on at least a dozen pages. More penciled verse inside back cover and penciled notations and some erasures on rep. There is a slight ruffle to the edge of the inside of back cover. Head and heel of spine and corners are bumped. No additional shipping charges if sent via US Media Mail.. First. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Charity Bookstall
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005937
- Title
- The March of Literature: From Confucius' Day to Our Own
- Author
- Ford, Ford Madox
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- Dial Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1938
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- Literature; First Edition; 1st Edition;
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Editions;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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