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This is "The Letters of George Santayana", Edited , with Commentary and introduction by Daniel Cory. It is the 1955 First Edition hardcover, published by Charles Scribner's Sons. It is an astonishing collection of letters, which include, among many, correspondence to Van Wyck Brooks, 'A. E' (George Russell), Iris Orego, Charles Eliot Norton, British Poet Laureate Robert Bridges, Ezra Pound, J. Middleton Murray, William James, Charles W. Eliot, Abbott Lawrence Lowell, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Logan Pearsall Smith, and many more. *********************************************** Excerpted from the jacket write-up : " The letters of George Santayana, starting in the summer of 1886, and spanning a period of sixty-six years, open the doors to an intellectual adventure that few could hope to rival, There is something here for nearly everybody : for the poet, for the metaphysician, for the literary critic, for the historian of culture, And . there is more than enough gossip. Found within this book are trenchant comments on intellectual giants of the past :on Plato and Shakespeare, on Goethe, Balzac, and Dickens. Nor are outstanding contemporary figures disregarded : Whitehead and Russell, Proust and Faulkner - all appear under the searchlight of Santayana's criticism. " It is a veritable feast for those who savor the flavor of Santayana's thought. ******************************************** TITLE : The Letters of George Santayana / AUTHOR : George Santayana (Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás, 1863 - 1952) / EDITOR, COMMENTARY, INTRODUCTION : Daniel Cory / IMPRINT : Charles Scribner's Sons / PLACE : New York / DATE : 1955 / EDITION : First Edition (with 'A' on copyright page) / STATUS : Out of Print - OP / DETAILS : Trade hardcover; contains an Introduction, Notes, and an Index; [xxxii] + 451 pages; 5 7/8" x 9 1/8"; quarter-bound, with beige-colored paper-covered boards and light brown cloth covered spine; gilt lettering on spine; what seems to be a red satin panel with gilt initials G S laid on front cover. printed dust-jacket (black and red lettering against a beige background; photograph of Santayana on rear panel. ******************************************** CONDITION : BOOK : VERY GOOD ; JACKET : VERY GOOD This is a previously owned book that remains clean and presentable, with the following particulars noted : : EXTERIOR -- Spine extremities are compressed; boards are clean and attractive with but near-negligible signs of handling - mild rub to surfaces, no bumps to corner tips; text-block edges are mildly toned, else clear. / BINDING -- Solid / INTERIOR -- Clean and free of marking. / DUST-JACKET -- Spine panel is darkened and displays some scuffing; front and rear panels have modest weathering and a touch of scuffing, else clean; original 1955 price still on front flap. Seller Inventory # 2327
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