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Biographia Literaria, or Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions (Everyman's Library #11)
by COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Poor dust jacket
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About This Item
London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Very Good+ in Poor dust jacket. 1934. Hardcover. A 1934 reprint of the 1906 issuance. In this, his autobiography, Samuel Taylor Coleridge ". . .succeeds for the first and (so far) the last time in English criticism in marrying the twin studies of philosophy and literature" (Donald Armstrong Ross, p.103). Mr. Coleridge (1772-1834) was a prominent English poet, literary critic and philosopher. Includes an introduction by Arthur Symons. Everyman's Library #11, an entry in EL's Essays series, edited by Ernest Rhys. --- In EL binding style 3 with orange cloth and gilt-stamped spine titling; blindstamped Eric Ravilious-designed 'shell' to cover, and brown topstain. Volume wrapped in light blue dust jacket with Ravilious 'knot' to front panel. --- A sound copy, tightly-bound and unmarked, though with mild age-toning to leaves. Poor jacket with no shortage of chips, tears & creases; wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; 16mo - 6 to 7 in. tall; xvi, 334, 16 (ads) pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87944
- Title
- Biographia Literaria, or Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions (Everyman's Library #11)
- Author
- COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Poor dust jacket
- Publisher
- Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.
- Place of Publication
- London / New York
- Date Published
- 1934
- Bookseller catalogs
- >>Biography, Autobiography, Memoir;
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