Fantasticks by Scott (28 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 170 pages, hardback, a very good copy in a very good dust-jacket (minor repairs).

Paperback. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: good-. First. 12mo. Po's label to fpd, name and blind emboss to title page. Light fade to spine ends. Dw has tears , some repaired tears and loss to lower spine. Tanned spine. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Tan cloth with gilt spine lettering. 1st Edition, "First published in November1945". Light wear, bumped top edges and a few light pressure marks to front. Slight yellowing at edges of boards. Solid binding. Some light foxing to end papers, otherwise clean, bright and unmarked. Small bottom corner-crease on two pages. Small bookseller's label neatly on back paste-down. Dust jacket is faded and lightly soiled with a few small stains. Edge wear with chips and tears, approx. 3/4" missing at head and tail of spine. Fold at front joint is torn, jacket is in two pieces. Not price-clipped, "12/6 Net". A very nice copy in Good or better condition with Fair DJ.…

Hardback. Condition: Used: Acceptable. Hardback no D/J in reasonably good condition for age, inscription on first page.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Dust Jacket Condition: Acceptable. Hardcover in acceptable condition. First edition. Jacket is marked, tanned and scored. Jacket leading corners, edges and spine are worn, creased and torn. Tears have been repaired on inside of jacket. One or two minor marks on boards. Hardcover leading corners, edges and spine ends are lightly bumped. Page block and pages are lightly tanned and marked. Previous owner's name and penned dedication on FEP. Light creases throughout pages. Contents remain clear throughout. Volume is slightly cocked but binding remains intact. HCW. Used.…

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Good +. 1st Edition. 170pp. VG/G+. Wheaten coloured cloth with brown lettering on spine. No inscription. Single fox spot on ffep and few on rfep. Untrimmed dust jacket (price 12/6). Some shelf wear to dust jacket. DW is dusty with sun darkened spine. Black lettering with religious icon illust on face. Now protected in archival film.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. True first British printing. No jacket. Illustrated. Contains works by : Donne, Herbert, Crashaw and Vaughan. Green boards with gold lettering to spine are very good with a little pushing/bumping to corners, the odd bump to edges, a couple of minor marks and a little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Foxing inside front/back boards and to front/back end-papers. Top of pages little dusty. Pages bit tanned. Light crease to top corner of some pages. Odd spot of foxing to page tops. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.…

First edition, first printing. An inscription on the front pastedown (a previous owner or seller has speculated that this may be from Ted Hughes). Very good in green/brown cloth boards with some fading and some foxing. Lacks dustjacket. Note, ABE will suggest that this is a signed copy. This is not the case, the book is NOT signed by the author.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 8vo. Frontis., 170 pp., illus. Anthology of poetry by these four metaphysical poets, illustrated with decorations from the Emblemata Diversorum Principum" of Typotius. Previous owner's signature in ink, head of spine bruised. Jacket worn at edges.…

1st edition. 8vo. 170pp. B/w. frontispiece and illustrations. E.ps. foxed. Original cloth. Heavily tanned pictorial white d/w. lettered in black, chipped to edges with loss. US$13.

First edition. 1st edition, 1945. Owner's name on front free end paper; no inscriptions or annotations; end papers lightly foxed; binding tight; dust jacket slightly browned; dust jacket not price-clipped Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Jacket Has A Few Edge Tear/Chips Plus Some Age-Toning. Book Itself Is Well-Preserved Being Clean And Tidy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression 1945 very good hardback, light foxing and browning to page edges and endpapers, in a good dust wrapper, corners and edges rubbed with a little loss to some corners, spine and edges browned, small closed tears. Protected by clear removable archival covering. Bookshop label on front endpaper. Owner's inscription. Not price clipped. 170 pages. …

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Panel edges slightly dulled and rubbed. Light foxing to page margins. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.Previous owners inscription. Physical description; 170 pages : including frontispiece, plates. ; 23 cm. Subjects; English poetry. Early modern. Illustrated text. History and criticism. Criticism and interpretation. 1 Kg. …

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Hardback. Message to previous owner to inside cover. Browning and a couple of tears to edge of D/J. The Fantasticks was a name given to a certain school ofmystical and metaphysical writers who flourished in the seventeenth century of whom John Donne, the illustrious Dean of St. Paul's was the chief. This book is an introduction to poets whose work is of outstanding importance to us todau, when the moulding of life into a valid synthesis is the vital necessity for a generation which has suffered two most shattering world tragedies in the course of a mere thirty years; for if we cannot integrate our human lives, and attain at any rate a reasonable comprehension of the end and purpose of life and how to live it, there is little hope for the future of the world. Illustrations. 170 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.).…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Book Condition — Like New: The book remains in the original condition as when published. Carefully stored, the dust jacket is clean and free from marks, tears or rips. Original binding remains mint. Clean text block with good edges. The pages are as new, clean and tightly bound, and have never been thumbed or opened. First edition, first printing. Also features a hand-written letter dated 17 July 1947, and postcard from Cox's Cave, Cheddar, Transformation Scene. The Fantasticks: John Donne, George Herbert, Richard Crashaw, Henry Vaughan by W. S. Scott is a thoughtful literary study of four of England's greatest metaphysical poets. First published in 1953, it examines their lives, spiritual vision, and poetic style, highlighting the blend of intellect, passion, and faith that defines their work. Written with clarity and scholarly insight, Scott's study offers readers a rich appreciation of the poets' enduring influence and the beauty of 17th-century devotional verse.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Plus. First Edition. 170 pages. Grey cloth, gilt titles to spine, illustrated dust-jacket. The jacket is age-tanned with a small degree of loss. Initials and date on front endpaper.

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN.…

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Panel edges slightly dulled and rubbed. Light foxing to page margins. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.Previous owners inscription. Physical description; 170 pages : including frontispiece, plates. ; 23 cm. Subjects; English poetry. Early modern. Illustrated text. History and criticism. Criticism and interpretation. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Frontis., 170 pp., illus. Anthology of poetry by these four metaphysical poets, illustrated with decorations from the Emblemata Diversorum Principum" of Typotius. Dust jacket a little age-toned, else a fine copy.

Hardback 8.75 x 6 inches. Bound in original green cloth with gilt to spine. In good condition. Spine tanned. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some marks to cloth. Foxing spots to endpapers. Else a clean and tight copy. 170pp. With b/w illustrations throughout. The Fantasticks was a name given to a school of mystical and metaphysical writers who flourished in the 17th century. John Donne, George Herbert, Richard Crashaw and Henry Vaughn. This book is an introduction to their work with selections from the writings of the named poets.…

Condition: Good. 8vo. 170 pp. Beige Cloth, Very Good.Illustrated. Previous owner's signature penciled on FFEP.Provenance: The estate of Paul Gallico (1897 - 1976), one of the greatest storytellers and writers of the 20th Century. The celebrated American-born novelist, screenwriter and journalist is renowned for the writing of a number of significant works, including his most well-known book, The Snow Goose, a short novel that achieved much acclaim and was later made into a film and broadcast on BBC TV.…

Condition: Good. 8vo. 170 pp. Beige Cloth, Dust Jacket Good with tears, losses, sunning, price-clipped. Illustrated.Provenance: The estate of Paul Gallico (1897 - 1976), one of the greatest storytellers and writers of the 20th Century. The celebrated American-born novelist, screenwriter and journalist is renowned for the writing of a number of significant works, including his most well-known book, The Snow Goose, a short novel that achieved much acclaim and was later made into a film and broadcast on BBC TV.…

Cloth Bound. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The Fantasticks were a school of mystical and metaphysical writers who flourished in the 17th Century. This is a 1945 first edition, first impression contains a short biography of each writer plus a selection of some of their finest poetry. The binding is in near fine, tight, clean condition. Tiny area of fading at bottom of spine. Just a very few light fox speckles on the blank end papers. No inscriptions. 170 pages. Very good dust jacket, with just a few light fox speckles. Decorations taken from the Emblemata Diversorum Principum of Typotius, 1679. 170 pages. Weight 340g. See photographs attached. (H-18).…

Cloth Bound. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The Fantasticks were a school of mystical and metaphysical writers who flourished in the 17th Century. This is a 1945 first edition, first impression contains a short biography of each plus a selection of some of their finest poetry. The binding and text are both in fine, tight, clean condition. Just a very few light fox speckles on the blank end papers. No inscriptions. 170 pages. Decorations taken from the Emblemata Diversorum Principum of Typotius, 1679. 170 pages. Weight 340g. See photographs attached. (H15).…

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Light foxing to endpapers. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 170 pages; Physical description: 170p. : illus. ; 22.5 x 16cm. Subjects: Vaughan, Henry, 1621-1695 - Crashaw, Richard, 1612?-1649 - Donne, John, 1572-1631 - Herbert, George, 1593-1633 - Studies. English poetry - English literature - Early modern, 1500-1700. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Light foxing to endpapers. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 170 pages; Physical description: 170p. : illus. ; 22.5 x 16cm. Subjects: Vaughan, Henry, 1621-1695 - Crashaw, Richard, 1612?-1649 - Donne, John, 1572-1631 - Herbert, George, 1593-1633 - Studies. English poetry - English literature - Early modern, 1500-1700. 1 Kg.…