In the Key of Blue and other Prose Essays

John Addington Symonds

Published by The MacMillan Company, New York, 1918

About this Item

Volume is in overall very good condition with mild wear to covers, minimal inside. Blue cardboard covers display a bump to upper end of front, as well as some damp stains on front with warping near lower right corner. Boards display faint marginal toning. Quarterbound in green. Spine has toned titleblock with black text, showing some edgewear, and exhibits mild overall toning, with some softening of ends and a thread from binding protruding. Binding is secure. Feps each display some pencil writing to corners. Interior is minimally toned with a persistent light crease from pages 143 to 160. Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks. Textblock edges show expected mild toning, with some darkening along head, and light scattered foxing along fore edge and foot. Book may exhibit additional minor signs of age or wear. ** Third Edition. Includes a page of comments by the press on Symonds' work. ** This vintage edition features a collection of essays by the English author. Here we learn about life, love, poetry, nature, the soul, as the poet discusses these subjects truly with the mind and heart of a poet. Blending the charm of nature and the joy and ecstasy of love, the virtue of chivalry and the lightness of artistic enjoyment, these essays are a work of beauty and of deep thought. 302 pages. 5 x 7.5 inches. ** Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. AbeBooks shipping quotes are ESTIMATES only. If actual shipping cost is less than the AbeBooks estimate, it is our practice to REFUND the difference to the buyer. Seller Inventory # 008360

Bibliographic Details

Title: In the Key of Blue and other Prose Essays

Publisher: The MacMillan Company, New York

Publication Date: 1918

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 3rd Edition