New York, NY: New Directions Books, 1952. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover Re-Issue. Octavo. 248 pages. Orig published @1910. Prefatio Ad Lectorem Electum (1910), Postscript (1929), 11 Chapters I.The Phantom Dawn; II. Il Miglior Fabbro; III. Proença; IV. Geste and Romance; V. Psychology and Troubadours; VI. Lingua Tuscana; VII. Dante; VIII. Montcorbier, alias Villon; IX. The Quality of Lope de Vega; X. Camoens; XI. Poeti Latini, index. Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked, paper Near Fine, covers worn at head and tail of spine but black cloth still crisp, silver spine lettering bright. DJ has head/tale edgewear, sun darkened spine, strip of smudge on the rear panel, minor wear at the extremities, color still VG. unclipped DJ handles nicely in polyester protector. .

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 008928
Title: The Spirit of Romance
Author: Pound, Ezra
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: Hardcover Re-Issue
Publisher: New Directions Books
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 1952
Size: Octavo
Keywords: Medieval Europe - Southern France Northern Italy Poetry and Medieval Languages - Dante Aligheri - Lope de Vega
Bookseller catalogs: LITERATURE; LITERARY CRITICISM;

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Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Crisp: A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Tail: The heel of the spine.
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....
VG: Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...