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Men and Gods
by Warner, Rex:
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Sherborne, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Penguin, 1952. 1st. ed. thus PBK. No. 885 Orange. 207 pp. Cover corner cut. Covers soiled.
Synopsis
Rex Warner (1905—1986) was an author, translator, and professor of English. Born in Birmingham, England, he was educated at Oxford. Warner was a member of the British Home Guard from 1942 until 1945. He was the Tallman Professor of Classics at Bowdoin College before joining the English faculty at the University of Connecticut in 1962. Edward Gorey (1925–2000) was born in Chicago. He studied briefly at the Art Institute of Chicago, spent three years in the army testing poison gas, and attended Harvard College, where he majored in French literature and roomed with the poet Frank O’Hara. In 1953 Gorey published The Unstrung Harp , the first of his many extraordinary books, which include The Curious Sofa , The Haunted Tea-Cosy , and The Epiplectic Bicycle . In addition to illustrating his own books, Edward Gorey provided drawings to countless books for both children and adults. Of these, New York Review Books has published The Haunted Looking Glass , a collection of Gothic tales that he selected and illustrated; The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells; Men and Gods , a retelling of ancient Greek myths by Rex Warner; in collaboration with Rhoda Levine, Three Ladies Beside the Sea and He Was There from the Day We Moved In ; and The Unrest-Cure and Other Stories , a collection of tales by Saki.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Grahame Thornton, Bookseller
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 144
- Title
- Men and Gods
- Author
- Warner, Rex:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- London: Penguin, 1952
- Keywords
- Penguin Main Series Paperback Fiction Greek Mythology
- Bookseller catalogs
- List No. 20 - Penguins, List No. 5 - Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Grahame Thornton, Bookseller
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About the Seller
Grahame Thornton, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2006
Sherborne, Dorset
About Grahame Thornton, Bookseller
Second-Hand Bookseller operating from home, stock available for viewing by appointment. Mail Order and Internet sales. Early Penguin specialist, otherwise mostly non-fiction in many subjects.I have been involved in the book trade, both publishing and retail, since 1970.
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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