An Apology for Poetry.
by Sir Philip Sidney
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- Paperback
- Signed
- first
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Indianapolis, IN Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1970. Paperback First Edition Thus [1970]; First Printing, so stated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE EDITOR. First Edition Thus [1970]; First Printing, so stated. Very Good in Wraps: shows foxing to the outside edges of the text block and mild rubbing to the self-wrapper covers; a price has been neatly blocked out at the upper corner of the front panel; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor cosmetic imperfections. Not so very far from 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (8 x 5.35 x 0.35 incches). xxviii, 95 pages. Edited and with an Introduction and Notes by Forrest G. Robinson. Language: English. Weight: 5.5 ounces. Mass Market Paperback. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE EDITOR.
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- Seller
- Black Cat Hill Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 56777
- Title
- An Apology for Poetry.
- Author
- Sir Philip Sidney
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus [1970]; First Printing, so stated.
- Publisher
- Bobbs-Merrill Company,
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis, IN
- Date Published
- 1970.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Prose & Criticism; Literature; Classic English Novel; Prose; English Literature; Belles Lettres; Literary Criticism and Theory; Classic English Literature;
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