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First edition, a fine association copy. Agnes Bedford (1892-1969) was a lifelong friend of Pound (they first met in 1919 and corresponded until 1963 when he unexpectedly severed contact) and through him of Wyndham Lewis, with whom she had an affair in the 1920s. A vocal coach and accompanist, she provided the music for Pound's Five Troubadour Songs (1920). After… Read more about this item

London: Desmond Harmsworth. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. A beautiful copy with one minor blemish - a 1.5" dark line on cover. DJ is bright, with some wear to edges. ; 1st issue, with rough red cloth stamped in silver. Gallup A33a. An unauthorized American reprint was published in 1971 by… Read more about this item

London, Desmond Harmsworth, 1931. . First edition, first impression, first issue; 8vo; publisher's red cloth, titles so spine in silver, with the dust jacket featuring the magnificent Gaudier portrait of Pound; in the worn dust jacket with some internal repair. With the bookplate of Winifred Henderson, who corresponded Pound in the 1930s.

London: Desmond Harmsworth, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A spectacular First Printing of this rancorous essay on literary instruction, language, criticism, and much else, including a checklist of recommended writers, beginning with Confucius and down through Flaubert and Rimbaud. Slim crown 8vo (190 x 129mm): 55,[1]pp. Publisher's first issue roughly finished red cloth stamped in silver (the later… Read more about this item

London: Desmond Harmsworth.. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1931. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. 'First' issue. Spine stamped in white. Fine in very close to fine dust jacket. (Only the tiniest chips at crest of spine on jacket. ) (55pp. ) ( 5 1/4" X 7 3/4") From the library of John Martin publisher of … Read more about this item

London: Desmond Harmsworth, 1931. 1st edition. Very Good. small octavo. hardback with dust jacket 55pp., b/w pls., maps, bibliog., index, Nice copy in like unclipped dust jacket with minor loss at spine