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A Departed Music: Readings In Old English Poetry (FINE COPY OF HARDBACK FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING IN DUSTWRAPPER)
by Nash, Walter
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1898281378
- ISBN 13
- 9781898281375
- Seller
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Margate, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Hockwold-cum-Wilton, Norfolk: Anglo-Saxon Books, 2006. Fine/Fine. First edition, first printing in d/w. The readings in this book are passages of translation from a wide selection of Old English poems. The author paraphrases their content and discusses their place and significance in the history of poetic art in Anglo-Saxon society and culture. This approach gives the reader an opportunity to appreciate the cultural importance of the surviving body of poems, the worldview that inspired them, and the subtleties of individual poems. With Bibliography. A fine copy, in a fine d/w, of the first edition, first printing. NO inscriptions, underlining or highlighting. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf.. First edition, First Printing. Hardback. Fine/Fine.
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- Bookseller
- Greystone Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15984
- Title
- A Departed Music: Readings In Old English Poetry (FINE COPY OF HARDBACK FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING IN DUSTWRAPPER)
- Author
- Nash, Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1898281378
- ISBN 13
- 9781898281375
- Publisher
- Anglo-Saxon Books
- Place of Publication
- Hockwold-cum-Wilton, Norfolk
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- Poetry. Poems. Poets. Old English Poetry. Old English Poems. Old English Poets. History Of Poetry. History. Old English Literature. Literature. History Of Poetic Art. Anglo-Saxon Poetry. Anglo-Saxon Literature. Cultural History. Anglo-Saxon Culture. Angl
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Literature;
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About the Seller
Greystone Books
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Margate
About Greystone Books
Greystone Books is situated in Kent, England. We have been selling on the internet since 1999. We sell collectable books and try to stock obscure and scare non-fiction titles.
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