Works of George Santayana: the Sense of Beauty, Poems, Lucifer, Overheard in Seville Volume 1
by George Santayana
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- Hardcover
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- Good with no dust jacket
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Lancaster, Texas, United States
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Charles Scribner's Sons. Good with no dust jacket. 1936. Hardcover. Volume 1 only. Signed by author on edition page. Number 542 out of 940 copies. No dust jacket. Dark blue covers and tan spine. Covers have some scuffing. Gilt symbol on front and pastedown label on spine. Spine is darkened, and worn and torn at the ends, with a small stain in middle. Lettering on spine is faded some. Spine is loose from binding. Upper corner of back cover is bumped and cloth is split. Other corners are slightly bumped and have some wear. Top edges of pages are gilt-covered and side and bottom edges are deckled. Inner front hinge is partially split. Front endpaper has some tearing at bottom. Half title page has a bookplate from a previous owner. Book is in good condition. Large 8vo, 432 pages, 2.4 lb.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 432 pages; Signed by Author .
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- MSS9672
- Title
- Works of George Santayana: the Sense of Beauty, Poems, Lucifer, Overheard in Seville Volume 1
- Author
- George Santayana
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Date Published
- 1936
- Keywords
- Santayana, Poetry, Literature, Literary Criticism, Poems
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