Patria mia and the treatise on harmony
by POUND, Ezra
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Peter Owen, [1962]. 95pp, [1]. Original publisher's dark green cloth, lettered in gilt, printed paper dustwrapper. Lightly rubbed, dustwrapper a trifle sunned. Endpapers browned. From the library, though not identified as such, of English Movement poet and literary critic Donald Davie (1922-1995). The first U.K. edition of modernist poet Ezra Pound's (1885-1972) 'Patria Mia', an essay on cultural stagnation, and 'The Treatise on Harmony', a concise survey of music theory. . First U.K. edition. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ26322
- Title
- Patria mia and the treatise on harmony
- Author
- POUND, Ezra
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First U.K. edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Peter Owen
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1962]
- Keywords
- Philosophy
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
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Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
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Wareham, Dorset
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...