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One Hundred Best Books:  With Commentary and Essay on Books and Reading

One Hundred Best Books: With Commentary and Essay on Books and Reading

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One Hundred Best Books: With Commentary and Essay on Books and Reading

by Powys, John Cowper

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NY: American Library Service. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, corners bumped.. 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Navy cloth with titles stamped in gilt on front boards and spine. A collection of succinct recommendations about the Welsh literary critic and author's literary choices, from The Psalms of David to Chehkov's The Seagull to The Oxford Book of English Verse. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 68 pages .

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
One Hundred Best Books: With Commentary and Essay on Books and Reading
Author
Powys, John Cowper
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, corners bumped.
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
American Library Service
Place of Publication
NY
Date Published
1922
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
READING, Literary Essays, BOOKS ABOUT Books
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Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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