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Goethe the Alchemist, a Study of Alchemical Symbolism in Goethe's Literary and Scientific Works

Goethe the Alchemist, a Study of Alchemical Symbolism in Goethe's Literary and Scientific Works

by Gray, R D

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1952
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Hardcover
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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1952. 1st edition, 8vo, 312pp, lower board has some fade about the upper edge and the spine lettering has oxidised nearly to oblivion o/w VG Copy in dusty DJ a little rubbed about extrems; most uncommon. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Penguin Companion to Trollope

The Penguin Companion to Trollope

by Mullen, Richard; Munson, James

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
Reprint
Published
1996
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Penguin, 1996. Reprint in the hardcover edition, 8vo, 552pp, decorated boards; VG Copy, no DJ (possibly as issued) . Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Racine and Shakespeare

Racine and Shakespeare

by Stendhal

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Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1962
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Crowell-Collier Press, 1962. 1st US edition, 8vo, 220pp, foreword Andre Maurois; VG Copy in sound but dusty DJ somehwat faded at spine. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Bertolt Brecht in America

Bertolt Brecht in America

by Lyon, James K

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
First Thus
Published
1982
Binding
Paperback
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London: Methuen, 1982. 1st UK edition in soft cover format, large 8vo, 408pp, photo illustrations; card covers showing only light use, VG Copy. First Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Andre Gide

Andre Gide

by Hytier, Jean

Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1963
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Constable, 1963. 1st UK edition translated by Richard Howard, 8vo, 239pp, an undistinguished example with previous owner's book plate to fr pastedown, light tanning to boards, and a generally musty smell from being stored too close to h2o o/w G/VG Copy, no DJ. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Portrait of Andre Gide, a Critical Biography

Portrait of Andre Gide, a Critical Biography

by O'Brien, Justin

Condition
Used - Good
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Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1953
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Secker & Warburg, 1953. 1st UK edition similar in size and format to the Journals edited and translated by the same author, large 8vo, 390pp, lower board is dented near the fore-edge, previous owner's book plate to fr pastedown, o/w G/VG Copy in sound DJ that is age-tanned and dusty, faintly stained to fr panel and nicked about extrems.… Read more about this item
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Andre Gide

Andre Gide

by Starkie, Enid

Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1953
Binding
Hardcover
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Cambridge: Bowes & Bowes, 1953. 1st UK edition in the Studies in Modern European Literature and Thought series, 12mo, 63pp, unsightly mark on rear endpapers, previous owner's book plate to ffep o/w G/VG Copy, no DJ. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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The Youth of Andre Gide

The Youth of Andre Gide

by Delay, Jean

Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1963
Binding
Hardcover
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$13.99

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London: University of Chicago Press, 1963. 1st US edition, large 8vo, 498pp, translated and abridged by June Guicharnaud; previous owner's book plate to fr pastedown, slight lean to the text block, o/w G Copy in G DJ a little worn about edges and extrems. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Andre Gide

Andre Gide

by Guerard, Albert J

Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1951
Binding
Hardcover
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Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1951. 1st US edition, 8vo, 263pp, previous owner's book plate to fr pastedown o/w G/VG Copy, no DJ. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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On Poetry

On Poetry

by Maxwell, Glyn

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
First Edition
Published
2012
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781849430852
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London: Oberon Books, 2012. 1st edition in the Oberon Masters series, 12mo, 173pp, VG+/Fine Copy in VG+/Fine DJ. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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The Oxford Companion to Crime and Mystery Writing

The Oxford Companion to Crime and Mystery Writing

by Herbert, Rosemary (Ed)

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1999
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780195072396
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$15.26

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Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. 1st edition, large 8vo, 535pp, VG+/Fine Copy in VG+/Fine DJ. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Milton's Vision, the Birth of Christian Liberty

Milton's Vision, the Birth of Christian Liberty

by Hobson, Theo

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
2008
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781847063427
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London: Continuum, 2008. 1st edition, 8vo, 178pp, VG+ Copy in VG+ DJ. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Human Pair in the Work of Thomas Hardy, an Essay on the Sexual Problem as Treated in the Wessex Novels, Tales and Poems

The Human Pair in the Work of Thomas Hardy, an Essay on the Sexual Problem as Treated in the Wessex Novels, Tales and Poems

by D'Exideuil, Pierre

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Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1929
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Humphrey Toulmin, 1929. 1st UK edition, 8vo, 219pp, translated Felix Crosse, introduction Havelock Ellis, previous owner's neat inscription to ffep and generally a shade dusty o/w VG Copy in dusty but o/w VG DJ. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Types of Tragic Drama

Types of Tragic Drama

by Vaughan, C E

Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Edition
Reprint
Published
1924
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Macmillan, 1924. Reprint, 8vo, 275pp, previous owner's name to half title, minor rubbing to extrems, cloth a little marked, generally decent, G Copy, no DJ. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Happy Rural Seat, the English Country House and the Literary Imagination

Happy Rural Seat, the English Country House and the Literary Imagination

by Gill, Richard

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
Reprint
Published
1973
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780300015249
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London: Yale University Press, 1973. UK reprint, 8vo, 305pp, photo illustrations, previous owner's book plate to fr pastedown o/w VG Copy in VG DJ. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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T F Powys

T F Powys

by Coombes, H

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1960
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Barrie & Rockliff, 1960. 1st edition, 8vo, 173pp, frontis, previous owner's name to corner of ffep o/w VG Copy in VG DJ; laid in is a Spectator newscutting article on Powys. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Lucretius

Lucretius

by Dudley, D R (Ed); Farrington, B; Lowenstein, O E et al

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
Reprint
Published
1967
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Routledge, 1967. Reprint in the Studies in Latin Literature and its Influence series, 8vo, 166pp, various contributors; previous owner's name to corner of ffep o/w VG Copy in VG DJ sl nicked and frayed about extrems. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Art of Ted Hughes

The Art of Ted Hughes

by Sagar, Keith

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
2nd Edition
Published
1980
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9780521293211
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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1980. Reprint in soft cover format of the 2nd edition with revised bibliography, 8vo, 280pp, card covers showing signs of light use, VG Copy. 2nd Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Twentieth Century Poetry, Critical Essays and Documents

Twentieth Century Poetry, Critical Essays and Documents

by Martin, Graham; Furbank, P N (Eds)

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1975
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9780335051175
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Milton Keynes: Open University Press, 1975. 1st edition in soft cover format, 8vo, 450pp, card covers; VG Copy. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Two Decades of Irish Writing, a Critical Survey

Two Decades of Irish Writing, a Critical Survey

by Dunn, Douglas

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1975
Binding
Hardcover
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Cheadle: Carcanet Press, 1975. 1st edition, 8vo, 260pp, previous owner's date and place written on ffep o/w VG Copy in VG DJ; contributors include Seamus Heaney, Lorna Sage, Tom Paulin et al. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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