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The Spirit of Romance: An Attempt to Define Somewhat the Charm of the Pre-Renaissance Literature of Latin Europe
by Pound, Ezra
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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High Point, North Carolina, United States
Item Price
NZ$255.33NZ$204.26
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About This Item
London: J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd, N.D.. First Edition. Hardcover. Good with no dust jacket. First Edition. First edition of a rare book. Sound binding, rear hinge paper cracked but hinge holding well. Engpapers darkened more than the interior pages,which are clean but lightly tanned. Title page, printed in red and black, has very minor soiling Gilt on top page edges is darkened with time. Olive cloth over boards has bumped corners with heavy wear at top of spine. Gilt lettering on spine is darkened but legible. Previous owner's name and date on front pastedown, and small bookstore stamp (Gotham Book Mart) glued to rear pastedown. ; 8.25" (18.5 cm) tall; 251 pages.
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- Bookseller
- Cat's Cradle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3310070
- Title
- The Spirit of Romance: An Attempt to Define Somewhat the Charm of the Pre-Renaissance Literature of Latin Europe
- Author
- Pound, Ezra
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- N.D.
- Keywords
- EZRA POUND, LITERATURE, ESSAYS, LATIN, ENGLAND, ENGLISH
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Cat's Cradle Books
Shipment immediately upon payment. Returns cheerfully accepted. If return results from our error, we refund price of book plus all shipping costs. if return is for any other reason, buyer pays cost of return shipping.
About the Seller
Cat's Cradle Books
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High Point, North Carolina
About Cat's Cradle Books
Cat\\\'s Cradle Books has been buying and selling books online since 1999. Our books include many subjects and titles, but we have especially strong selections in history, politics, literary criticism, biography, religion, and foreign languages.
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- First Edition
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- Hinge
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- Cracked
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- Title Page
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- Cloth
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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...
- Edges
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