In Memoriam James Joyce. From A Vision of World Language
by MacDiarmid, Hugh
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Glasgow: William MacClellan, 1956. A long poem by MacDiarmid (pseudonym of Christopher Morray Grieve, 1892-1978), an important modernist poet and Scottish nationalist, was also a Communist who flirted a bit with Fascism. (One of his books was titled "Scottish Eccentrics" and Quercus speculates that perhaps MacDiarmid should have included himself.) This is a Near Fine copy of the Second Printing, from 1956. Green cloth binding with gilt lettering and a design on the front board. Illustrated beautifully by John Duncan Ferguson (1874-1961) with "decorations" based upon the Ogham script. 147 pages; absolutely clean text, fresh and bright, with only the tiniest hint of wear to the corners. The dustwrapper is also Near Fine, with minor wear to the edges. A beautiful copy of this scarce volume. In an archival plastic protector. Because of the subject, Quercus has catalogued this work in our "Irish Authors" catalog; apologies are offered and forgiveness requested. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001477
- Title
- In Memoriam James Joyce. From A Vision of World Language
- Author
- MacDiarmid, Hugh
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- William MacClellan
- Place of Publication
- Glasgow
- Date Published
- 1956
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature (Irish Authors);
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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