Writer Commitment by Mander John, Used (6 results)

First Edition. Very good paperback proof copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Previous owners inscription. Physical description; 215 pages ; (8ş). Subjects; English literature History and criticism. Modern. Middle English. 20th century. Socialism. Society. 1900-1999. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Very good paperback proof copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Previous owners inscription. Physical description; 215 pages ; (8ş). Subjects; English literature History and criticism. Modern. Middle English. 20th century. Socialism. Society. 1900-1999. 1 Kg.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good + in Good DJ. First edition. Signed by author with a dedication to John Freeman, May 1961 Slight wear to dj and discolouring to endpapers.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

First Edition. Pp. 216(including the lower free endpaper recto), index; spine bruised at extremities, the lower board slightly fractured and with a couple of bumps to bottom edge; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split, the backstrip slightly browned; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, the upper hinge starting, free endpapers offset, a couple of pages lightly creased, edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Secker & Warburg, London, 1961. First edition. *The author argues that 'there is nothing specifically left-wing or indeed narrowly political about the notion of commitment; it is essentially a moral concept. The book's primary intention is to demonstrate this in terms of practical criticism. A secondary intention is to examine and compare the writing of the Old Left and that of the New Left' [wrapper blurb]. Includes chapters on George Orwell, W. H. Auden, Angus Wilson, Arthur Miller, John Osborne, and others.