The Old School, Essays by Divers Hands
by Greene, Graham (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Ex-Library (Daily Express [London]), very good/poor
- Seller
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Francestown, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1934. First edition. Hardcover. Ex-Library (Daily Express [London]), very good/poor. 8vo. Black cloth. Pp. 256. Heavily taped dj included. 1517 copies of this book were printed. A wonderful collection of essays by 18 famous authors on their school experiences. The writers include W. H. Auden (Gresham's School, Holt), H. E. Bates (Kettering Grammar School), L. P. Hartley (Harrow), Harold Nicolson (Wellington), William Plomer (Rugby), Anthony Powell (Eton), and Graham Greene (Berhamsted).
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- Seller
- The Typographeum Bookshop (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 000491
- Title
- The Old School, Essays by Divers Hands
- Author
- Greene, Graham (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Ex-Library (Daily Express [London]), very good
- Jacket Condition
- poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1934
- Keywords
- English Public Schools. W. H. Auden. H. E. Bates. Walter Greenwood. L. P. Hartley. Harold Nicolson. Sean O'Faolain. William Plomer. Stephen Spender. Derek Verschoyle. Antonia White. Graham Greene.
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- Literature;
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