Arnold, Matthew

Essays Literary & Critical. Everyman's Library No. 115

J M Dent & Sons Ltd. Hardcover , Condition: Good.

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ARNOLD Matthew

Essays Literary and Critical. [With an Introduction by G.K. Chesterton]. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY

Dent,, [1928]. 8vo., original series binding of pale green cloth, gilt back, dark top, a very good, bright, clean copy. With bookplate on front free endpaper. Collects twelve essays. First published in EL in 1906. EL 115; Seymour 31.0; Sullivan 219.

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Book number: 30026

Catalogue: Everyman's Library0

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ARNOLD Matthew

Essays Literary and Critical. [Introduction by G. K. Chesterton.] FIRST APPEARANCE IN EVERYMAN; DE LUXE ART DECO LEATHERETTE BINDING

Dent,, [1906]. 8vo., First Edition thus, contemporary signature on front free endpaper; original series de luxe binding of full maroon leatherette, upper board elaborately blocked and lettered in gilt to an art deco design, back gilt extra, gilt top, radial corners, pictorial endpapers, marker ribbon, a remarkably bright, clean copy. FIRST APPEARANCE IN EVERYMAN. The EL full leatherette binding (1906-c.1917) faithfully reflects the art deco movement of the period. By far the most elegant of all the EL series bindings, it is notoriously fragile and seldom found in bright, sound state as here. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. EL 115; Seymour 31.0; Sullivan 219.

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Book number: 44152

Catalogue: Everyman's Library0

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ARNOLD, MATTHEW

Essays Literary & Critical (Everyman's Library #115)

London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co, Inc, 1938. Hardcover. A 1938 reprint of the 1906 issuance. An Everyman's Library edition offering works by the noted English critic and poet Matthew Arnold (1822-1888). Includes several of his influential essays on literary criticism, as well as his "On Translating Homer" (with F. W. Newman's reply) and "Last Words on Translating Homer". A wartime advertising leaflet by Everyman's Library is laid in. Includes an introduction by G. K. Chesterton. Everyman's Library catalogue no. 115, an entry in EL's 'Essays' series, edited by Ernest Rhys. --- In EL binding style 3 with full orange cloth-covered boards and gilt-stamped spine titling; blindstamped Eric Ravilious-designed 'shell' to cover and brown topstain. In light blue dust jacket with Ravilious 'knot' to front panel. --- A generally well-preserved copy, tightly-bound and unmarked (though with slightly age-toned leaves). Intact jacket with some darkening (esp. to spine), a small back panel tear and inked front panel price, otherwise undamaged and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; 16mo - 6 to 7 in. tall; xv, 380, 4, 16 (ads) pages. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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