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OF THE SEER AND THE VISION
by Brent, Duncan
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger & Co, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 218 p. First edition, limited to 100 copies printed for private distribution. This collection was described by Lawrence Clark Powell, who helped arrange for its publication, as containing "erudite discussions of Oriental and European philosophy, explicitly footnoted, and was apparently written years before when Brent was undertaking an unfinished Columbia University doctorate in philosophy. What was really unexpected is the inclusion of a short four-act play, a searching morality on adulterous love." Presentation copy, inscribed by Brent to esteemed Southern California historian Doyce B. Nunis, Jr. on the front flyleaf. Octavo. Original green cloth binding, with gilt titles. The dust jacket is a trifle tanned along the spine and folds; else very good or better. Inscribed by Author.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 61423
- Title
- OF THE SEER AND THE VISION
- Author
- Brent, Duncan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Menno Hertzberger & Co
- Place of Publication
- Amsterdam
- Date Published
- 1967
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
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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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
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