Syracus, New York: Syracuse University Press, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Signed by Author. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. SIGNED by the author at first free endpaper, being warmly inscribed to William Baldwin. Blue cloth boards are discolored to white at top edge near spine and extensive at bottom edges and spine foot, but not seemingly from damp-staining, as there is neither mold nor mildew nor odor nor text waffling, and simple, printed, sunned paper dust jacket is unaffected; now protected in a Demco sleeve. Dealer stamp, neatly affixed. Cracking to rear paste-down to gutter, else clean and unmarked of interior. Special focus on the works of Benjamin Jowett, John Ruskin, Matthew Arnold and others from the Oxford University. ix, 224 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

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Bookseller: Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 350796
Title: Creative Oxford: Its Influence on Victorian Literature
Author: William S. Knickerbocker
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Place of Publication: Syracus, New York
Date Published: 1925
Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: William Knickerbocker|literary criticism|Oxford University|signed
Bookseller catalogs: Literary Criticism;

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