The Testament of Beauty

Robert Bridges

Published by Oxford University Press, New York, 1929

About this Item

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. By Robert Bridges, Poet Laureate. This Limited Edition of 250 copies is printed by William Rudge on Vidalon paper in Estienne type. Each book was bound and boxed in Douglas Cockerel hand dipped marble paper boards. $25 listed price. With the 'Publisher's Note on the Text" inserted. Miss Harriet Monroe, Editor of Poetry, A Magazine of Verse, said of this book: "I must congratulate the Oxford University Press and everyone concerned upon the superb typography and make-up of this book comma, which is a masterpiece of the printer's art . it is admirable beyond praise." The American Institute of Graphic Arts selected it as one of the Fifty Best Books of the Year. Browning of the dust jacket along strip at the top. Chip at the base of the DJ. Short tear to DJ at top rear hinge. Other light wear to the DJ extremities. Some browning/offsetting to rear pastedown. Seller Inventory # 3396

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Testament of Beauty

Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York

Publication Date: 1929

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition