'Purity Of Diction In English Verse'

New York: Oxford University Press, 1953. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. A slightly darkened spine else fine in a very good dustwrapper with a tanned spine, light edgewear, a tear along the rear spine fold which has been internally repaired with tape.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1952. First Edition. Fine/Very Good. A critical review of the history and stylizations of poetic verse in English language. In original, unclipped (14s. Net), jacket in protetive sheet. Minor chipping along spine. Blue cloth over boards with gilded lettering to spine. Minor spotting to edges. Siganture on ffep. Interior is lightly and evenly toned,… Read more about this item

Chatto and Windus, 1952. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1952. No Edition Stated. 211 pages. Cream dust jacket with navy lettering over blue cloth. Pencil marking to pages on occasion. Notable tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's name to front endpaper. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with sunning to spine and board edges. Minor… Read more about this item

NY: Schocken, (1967).. First US edition.. 217 pp w/index. Small "happy face" stamp inside front board, else fine in near fine dust jacket with one short closed tear.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1952. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very good clean tight condition. Edge worn jacket in mylar cover. Text free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged with tracking.

Schocken Books. Collectible - Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Good. Acceptable dust jacket. First Schocken edition. With remainder mark. (Vintage books, literary criticism, British literature)

Routledge & Kegan Paul Plc, 1967. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:0710012616

GB: Chatto & Windus, 1952. Book is in nearly fine condition with only slightest signs of wear and/or age. Endpapers slightly browned. Spine a trifle dull. . 1st Edition. Hardback. VG+/No DW.

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback. Very Good.

Oxford University. Fair/Fair. 1953. Underlining. Hard Cover. (R215) .

Minor rubbing,slight binding scratch & top-page-edge soil, VG. Literary criticism Routledge & Kegan Paul London 1967 Reissue orig.cloth 20x13cm, viii, 217 pp, Reissue with postscript of the 1952 edition. Contents: The Diction of English Verse; The Chastity of Poetic Diction; The Language of the Tribe: Live & Dead Metaphors; Enlivened Metaphors; Personification; Generalization; Circumlocution; Poetic Diction & Prosaic Strength; The… Read more about this item

Paperback / softback. New. Contains the first two prose books of the eminent poet and literary critic, Donald Davie. "The Purity of Diction" and "Articulate Energy" are primary critical texts, which have shaped the approach of two generations of readers and teachers of poetry.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.