Published by Village Press, 1975
Seller: Atlantic Books, Mars Hill, NC, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Tight, clean, no marks. An unread copy. Spine has faded and lettering is barely readable.
Published by Village Press, 1975
Seller: Brothertown Books, Deansboro, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. 1st Edition. There were two volumes of John Cowper Powys' Letters to his Brother Llewelyn" This is "The Letters of John Cowper Powys to his Brother Llewelyn, Volume 1 - 1902 - 1925". It is the first Edition, published in 1975 in paperback format, by Village Press in London. The letters were selected and edited by Malcolm Elwin. ***************************************** From the cover write-up : "With his younger brother Llewelyn, to whom he had been an impressive protective figure since childhood, he spoke almost without reserve, although the tow brothers were fundamentally so different, one from the other, as brothers can be. John's imaginative ability to put himself in another's place, together with his acute awareness of human suffering, made it impossible for him to wound. Llewelyn's vivid, spontaneous and sensual response to life was sometimes not so sensitive to the feelings of others.Had their understanding not been so deeply rooted he might have wounded John by his outspoken criticism of his brother's undisciplined and torrential writing power. But in literary criticism he did not surpass John, who could and did point out flaws in Llewelyn's own work. The Mutual criticism was only one aspect of the constant exchange, when they were apart, of their thoughts and feelings in an unending flow of letters. . Elwin has written of John Cowper Powys: ". and surely the combinations of goodness and genius makes the man who is great among his fellows." In Malcolm Elwin, whose own death took place not long after finishing his work on these LETTERS, John Cowper Powys has found a perceptive and understanding critic of great literary skill, worthy of genius." ********************************************** TITLE : Letters of John Cowper Powys to his Brother, Llewelyn, Volume 1, 1902 - 1925 / AUTHOR : John Cowper Powys (1872 - 1963) / EDITOR : Malcolm Elwin / IMPRINT : Village Press / PLACE : London / DATE : 1975 / EDITION : First Edition / STATUS : OP / PHYSICAL DETAILS : Thick Trade Paperback; contains the editor's note, and his Introduction; contains two groups of halftone photographs, discretely arranged; 367 pages; 5 1/4' x 8 1/4" x 1 1/4"; printed stiff card stock, printed white on orange. ********************************************* CONDITION - VERY GOOD - This is a previously owned book that remains clean and presentable, with the following particulars noted : EXTERNAL -- The spine is totally faded; there is a shallow crease running the length of the spine; cover edges display minute nicks and chipping, soft bumps to corner tips - else the whole is clean and presentable. / BINDING -- Solid still fairly tight. (I consider most village Press books of any heft to be prone to cracking at the spine . this copy has resisted such.) / INTERNAL -- Clean and free of marking.
Softcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 2 volume set. Vol. 1 367pp + 1 unnumbered page. Vol. 2 284pp + 2 unnumbered pages. Photographs. Books have orange paper softcovers with white and black text on covers and spine. Vol. 1 has sunning spine and minorly on covers. Vol. 1 has creasing spine and covers, front hinge is cracked and torn. Both volumes have slight wear and slight markings on covers and spine. Scholarly annotations in pencil, otherwise text is clear. ; Vol. 1 & 2; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 654 pages.
Published by London, Village Press,, 1975
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: USED_GOOD. 2 volume set (Volume 1: 1902-1925 and Volume 2: 1925-1939) Good paperback, bumped/creased with shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Oversized.
Published by Sinclair Browne Ltd, London, 1982
ISBN 10: 0863000045 ISBN 13: 9780863000041
Seller: Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, United Kingdom
First Edition
Original Cloth. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First printing of the first UK edition from 1982 of a book originally published in the US in 1916 by The Manas Press. The boards have slight edge wear but are otherwise unmarked. Browning to the pages which are otherwise unmarked. The jacket has only light edge and surface wear.
Seller: Hay-on-Wye Booksellers, Hay-on-Wye, HEREF, United Kingdom
Condition: Very Good. Light shelfwear, the cover is a little scratched. The content has some pencil marks, fine to read and use throughout.