Impassioned clay von powys llewelyn (6 Ergebnisse)

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 120 pages : 1 illustration ; 22 cm. Subjects: Life; Human beings Philosophy. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. Very good Hardcover, No Dustwrapper. Book has light wear of spine ends and cover edges, light fading cover edges, small tear in front endpaper, small sticker residue inside back cover, with a woodcut by Lynd Ward.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Longmans, Green & Co, NY/London, 1931. 120 pgs. Illustrated with frontispiece woodcut. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (stains present to the bottom edge of the DJ). Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. THE unknown author of "Ecclesiastes" wrote to deter others from the vanity of excessive indulgence in Oriental pleasures; all was vanity except the fear of God. Omar Khayyám, a man of simple life and desires, expounded the doctrine of ephemeral joy: "Eat, drink and be merry, for to-morrow we die". Each, it will be observed, advocated a course of life inconsistent with his individual practice. To-day we meet Mr. Powys, a self-confessed Epicurean, more consistent than the above, but less pleasant and more dangerous. Happiness is the keynote of Mr. Powys' cryhappiness at all costs, be it sensuous or sensual. He is consistent in his plea for poetry, and perhaps the most dangerous quality in this book is its rhythmic flow. All religions are counterfeits, he tells us; Christianity has ever been opposed to natural happiness. All ethical considerations are man made; he even goes so far as to mitigate the horror of a drunkard's grave. The book is an open appeal to youth, and it is to be hoped that youth will pass it by. Mr. Powys quotes Hobbes, and a part of the quotation may, as a prayer, end this notice: "Know then that all this is but an empty store of words". EB; 8.4 X 5.4 X 0.0 inches; 120 pages.…

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good Indeed. First edition. An uncommon first edition of Llewelyn Powys' spiritual work showcasing his unique philosophical beliefs. An uncommon first edition of this work, in a variant black cloth binding, and not illustrated. The work is printed in the United States however, and states 'first edition' to the limitation page.In the original scarce unclipped dustwrapper.A charming exploration of spirituality and philosophy by Llewelyn Powys. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart, with a couple of very small marks to the tail of the boards. Light bumping to the spine. Dustwrapper is lightly edge worn with a couple of repairs to the reverse. Spine is a little sunned, with some minor marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine. None (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. Woodcut frontispiece by Lynd Ward tipped in. 120pp. Top portion (approximately 1½") of front fly neatly excised, faint crease on rear fly, very good in a very good dust jacket with tiny nicks and tears, light soiling and foxing with moderate interior foxing. An exploration of spirituality and philosophy.…

Hardback. Size 8.5 x 5.5 inches. In black cloth covers with gilt lettering to spine. In original illustrated dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper. (DW Spine faded. Some fading to covers. Rubbed along edges. Small chips from corners and ends of spine. Not price clipped. In protective sleeve.) Ends of spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Rubbed along edges. Some fading marks to front cover. Endpapers lightly tanned. Rear endpaper bubbled along rear board. A few foxing spots to page edges. Else a very clean and tight copy. 120pp. The author?s philosophy of life.…