Youth Grows Old
by Nathan, Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good + in Very Good + DJ
- Seller
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Savage, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: McBride, 1922. Hardcover. Very Good + in Very Good + DJ. Hardcover. Robert Nathan (1894-1985) was an American novelist and poet who published prose and poetry for 56 years, with his last novel appearing in 1975 and his last published poetry in 1973. His novels The Bishop's Wife, One More Spring, and Portrait of Jennie were converted into films. In the early 1940s, he became a screenwriter for MGM. Youth Grows Old was Nathan's 3rd publication, and his first of poetry. Read in sequence, the poems within give the spiritual and emotional autobiography of a young man.
First Edition. Octavo. Black cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine. Small light spots of discoloration to the rear board and minor bumping to spine ends. Interior is clean and bright. Maroon dust jacket with black title to front and spine panel. Light wear to dust jacket includes fading to spine and one small spots of discoloration to front panel. 54 pages. Poetry. POE4/02061.
First Edition. Octavo. Black cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine. Small light spots of discoloration to the rear board and minor bumping to spine ends. Interior is clean and bright. Maroon dust jacket with black title to front and spine panel. Light wear to dust jacket includes fading to spine and one small spots of discoloration to front panel. 54 pages. Poetry. POE4/02061.
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- Bookseller
- The Kelmscott Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6119
- Title
- Youth Grows Old
- Author
- Nathan, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good + in Very Good + DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- McBride
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1922
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The Kelmscott Bookshop
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Savage, Maryland
About The Kelmscott Bookshop
Our bookshop is open by appointment only in Historic Savage Mill. We specialize in artists' books, private press, William Morris, and general rare and antique books.
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