j c squire various (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Used; Good. A vintage leather edition of Modern Poets by J. C. Squire. This book was printed in 1927 and contains selctions from modern poets of the 20th century such as Chesterton, Campbell, Lawrence, Sigfreid Sassoon. Etc. Title: Modern Poets Author: J. C. Squire, Various Publisher: Martin Secker Publication Date: Undated Format: Hardcover, English Condition: This book is in good condition for its age with a worn peeling spine, tanned pages with a sticker on the front pastedown.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Firmly bound, brown cloth boards without a jacket. A reading copy only with quite heavy handling wear, mostly fraying tears on the edges of the spine. Short signed inscription by the compiler, Eric Gillett on the frotn end paper; "Paul Davies from Eric Gillett". Signed by Author(s).

Leather. Zustand: Good. None (illustrator). An anthology of contemporary and interwar poets from notable literary editor of the London Mercury J.C. Squire, showcasing early twentieth century talents. The second impression of the Complete Edition of Selections from Modern Poets, an anthology edited by English literary editor and writer J.C. Squire. Published in 1927, with the first impression published earlier that year. Contains both the first and second series. In full brown decorative calf. The editor of the London Mercury literary magazine, Squire was an important figure in the literary scene, and this particular anthology contains the works of a variety of contemporary poets he admired, including Rupert Brooke and Siegfried Sassoon. Despite being an important figure, he antagonised many modernist authors such as Virginia Wolf, and his particular collection of authors were dubbed the 'Squirearchy'. In full brown decorative calf.Externally, mostly smart, with a couple of rubbing marks to boards. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities, with a slight lift to calf at head of spine. Cracks to rear joint, including to head of rear joint, and to center. Slight fading to rear joint. Brown end papers are clean. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with minor age toning. Good. book.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Various (illustrator). Three issues of 'The London Mercury' a prominent inter-war literary journal, illustrated periodicals. Three issues of 'The London Mercury'. Including; Volume XVII No. 100 for February 1928. Illustrated with five full-paged illustrations. Contributions by Siegfried Sassoon, C. E. Montague, G. K. Chesterton, Robert Herring, and more. With the unclipped dust wrapper, a duplicate of the wraps. Six additional duplicate leaves loosely inserted. Collated, complete. Forty-eight pages of adverts to the front, and four to the rear.Volume XXIII No. 137 for March 1931. Illustrated with two colour plates and twenty-four full-paged illustrations. Contributions by Powys Evans, Michael Sadleir, Karel Capek, and more. Collated, complete. Forty pages of adverts to the front.Volume XXV No. 145 for November 1931. Illustrated with seven full-paged illustrations, and one double-paged colour illustration. Contributions by R. McNair Scott, Dorothy Wellesley, Patricia Lewis-Hart, and more. Collated, complete. Twenty pages of adverts to the front, alongside eight pages to the front dedicated to the Golden Cockerel Press.This monthly literary journal was published from 1919 to 1939, providing an important commentary on the literary scene of the interwar period in Britain.Edited from 1919 to 1934 by J. C. Squire. In the original publisher's paper wrappers, No. 100 in the original dust wrapper. Externally, generally smart, with edge wear to the wraps, and loss to the tail of the spine of No.100, a smaller amount of loss to the spine of No.137. Light marks to the wraps. A small amount of paper adhered to the front wrap of No.137, sunning to the wraps of No.137. Dust wrapper is edge worn with repairs to the reverse. Light marks to the wraps, heavier to the rear wrap. Spine is sunned. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots. Good. book.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Various (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of six various issues from 'The London Mercury' a prominent inter-war literary journal. Six issues of the popular 'London Mercury' literary periodical.The first editions of these works.This monthly literary journal was published from 1919 to 1939, providing an important commentary on the literary scene of the interwar period in Britain.February 1923, Volume VII, No. 40. Illustrated with three full-paged illustrations. Containing works by Powys Evans, Lord Dunsany, J. B. Priestly, and more.December 1931, Volume XXV, No. 146. Illustrated with eight full-paged and two in-text illustrations. Containing works by Sir T. S. Bazley, Lord Lymington, Maurice Baring, and more.June 1933, Volume XXVIII, No. 164. Illustrated with three full-paged illustrations. Containing works by Barbara Bingley, Conrad Aiken, Clennell Wilkinson, and more.February 1935, Volume XXXI, No. 184. Illustrated with six plates. Containing works by Edwin Muir, Sylvia Townsend Warner, Rex Warner, and more.March 1935, Volume XXXI, No. 185. Illustrated with six plates. Containing works by Muirhead Bone, Edith Sitwell, V. S. Pritchett, and more.April 1938, Volume XXXVII, No. 222. Illustrated with four plates, and in-text illustrations. Containing works by W. B. Yeats, Elizabeth Bowen, Charles Davy, and more.Edited from 1919 to 1934 by J. C. Squire, and Rolfe Arnold Scott-James from 1934 to 1939.Publisher's adverts to the wraps and endpapers. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, with some minor edgewear to the wrap, resulting in a few minor closed tear. A little fading to the spies. Some minor marks to the wraps. The 1923 and 1931 issues with a little wear to the head and tail of the spines. Front hinge of Feb. 1935 is starting a little but remains firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with a few odd spots. Very Good Indeed. book.