The Wound And The Bow: Seven Studies in Literature

SKU: 015412
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Edmund Beecher Wilson (May 8, 1895 � June 12, 1972) was an American writer and critic. The volume contains seven studies 'Dickens: The Two Scrooges', 'The Kipling That Nobody Read', 'Uncomfortable Casanova', 'Justice to Edith Wharton', 'Hemingway: Gauge of Morale', 'The Dream of H C Earwicker', Philoctetes: The Wound and the Bow'. Undated, c1942 from inscription. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Boards are generally in good order, just a little shelfwear. Front board is a little warped. Slight bumping to corners. Board edges are rubbed. Spine is faded with bumping to ends. Slightly cocked. Slight age discolouration to endpages. Textblock is in good condition, clean and tight. 295 pp. Previous owner's mark to fep. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 676g. (YBP Ref: 015412:1-C5)
  • Author: WILSON, Edmund
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  • Publisher: Martin Secker & Warburg
  • Condition: Good Plus
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  • Size: 8vo - over 73/4in - 93/4in Tall
  • Binding: Hardcover
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  • Published Date: 1942
  • Edition: 1st
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  • Language: English