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A first edition of the biography of poet and literary critic, John Addington Symonds. First edition. Illustrated with nine plates, each with guard paper. Collated complete. Exploring the life of John Addington Symonds, an English poet, literary critic and cultural historian, through his papers and correspondence. Symonds supported male love, referring to it as l'amour de l'impossible (love of the impossible). Written by Horatio Forbes Brown, a Scottish historian who specialized in the history of Venice and Italy. He also wrote for the Cambridge Modern History, was a poet and alpinist. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities and the odd mark to the board. Some marks to each spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd spot and light age toning to the extremities only. Very Good. Seller Inventory # 840T22
Title: John Addington Symonds: A Biography Compiled...
Publisher: John C. Nimmo, London
Publication Date: 1895
Binding: Cloth
Illustrator: None
Condition: Very Good
Edition: First edition.
Book Type: book
Seller: Gage Postal Books, Westcliff-on-Sea, United Kingdom
First edition hardback. The cloth binding has some light wear and a library label, it remains sound. There are library plates on the endpapers. The text is clean throughout. Portrait, xxiv + 495. Seller Inventory # WC346
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Inner hinges are cracking; general shelf wear extremities , especially spine ends and corners. ; In two volumes. Seller Inventory # 272054
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dw. Second Edition. Name of owner at front of book. Green cloth, gold lettering to spine (faded). Book is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age. Minor cover wear. Seller Inventory # s503.482
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Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # LW-9781330361511
Quantity: 15 available
Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # LW-9781330361511
Quantity: 15 available
Seller: Book Stall of Rockford, Inc., Rockford, IL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Two volumes complete. Light wear to the bindings. There is a water stain to the top of the spine of volume two; this stain has almost obliterated the spine title on that volume. Pages in both volumes are tight and clean with no marks. No name of previous owner. No dust jackets. Seller Inventory # MP15-2225C
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: California Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.
Condition: New. Seller Inventory # I-9781163247662
Quantity: Over 20 available
Seller: California Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.
Condition: New. Seller Inventory # I-9781432539931
Quantity: Over 20 available
Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany
Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Seller Inventory # 9781432539931
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First edition. 23.5 x 17.5 cm. Octavo. Two volume set bound in green boards. 420 and 391 pages. Previous owner's bookplate on front fixed endpaper of both volumes. Some light shelf wear and toning to page edges. Seller Inventory # 57189
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