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1934 The Poet as a Citizen and Other Papers
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Fine Binding, First Edition, Leather Binding, Signed Binding
The first edition, first impression.
Finely bound by Syd. A. Howe.
A series of nine essays by Arthur Quiller-Couch.
Containing 'Ancient and Modern Notions', 'The Cult of Personality', 'Tradition and Orthodoxy', 'On Being Definite', 'A Note on the 'Poetics'', 'The Handicap of Poetry', 'Words and Nature', 'Paternity in Shakespeare', 'Tennyson in 1833', 'William Barnes', 'The Earlier Novels of Thomas Hardy', and 'Tribute to Ireland'.
Quiller-Couch was a Cornish writer who often published under the pseudonym 'Q'. He was an influential figure for his poetry and literary criticism.
Condition
In a full morocco binding with gilt decoration. Externally, smart. Very light rubbing to the spine. A few very light marks to the boards. Spots and discolouration to the fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with scattered spots. The occasional pencil annotation.
Near Fine
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