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Herbert Read: A Memorial Symposium: Available Copies

HB. DW. DW rubbed & with closed tear to top edge o/w VG.

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Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first book edition. Contents first appeared in 1969 as the ninth number of The Malahat Review. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Unclipped dust jacket is fresh and bright, with some wear along edges. A collection of original essays, poems and drawings that illustrate many aspects of the critic's work. 8vo. 264 pp. In protective Mylar.

Inscription of owner at start of book. Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is price clipped and in very good condition, BUT top of spine and back cover chipped / creased.

Fine in Near Fine dj (jacket slightly browned); 264 pp. 416151205

Gebundene Ausgabe, leichte Gebrauchsspuren, Schutzumschlag an einigen Stellen geklebt

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Herbert Read: a Memorial Symposium. This book is in very good condition, with only minor signs of shelf wear or aging. The dust jacket has some small tears and shelfwear, but is in good shape. Price-clipped.

First edition - First appearance in print of these works. The entire issue is devoted to a discussion of Read's works, recollections of him, poetry written for him - included are letters between Edward Dahlberg, a tribute and 4 drawings from Henry Moore, a checklist of the Read archive at the University of Victoria, and more. We specialize in literary journals, and have many others - including many not yet catalogued and listed on line. Very good contents in somewhat worn and stained covers.

Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Remains particularly and uncommonly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 264 pages; Impressively illustrated with a portrait frontis and a series of fine facsimile plates. 1 Kg.

Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Remains particularly and uncommonly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 264 pages; Impressively illustrated with a portrait frontis and a series of fine facsimile plates. 1 Kg.

1970. Methuen. Hard Cover. Book- VG. 10x6.5. 264pp. B/w photo frontis and 16pp b/w photos.

Hardcover book with mylar-protected dust jacket, neither ex-library nor marked as a remainder. Dust jacket has light wear and price-clipped corner. Binding is strong and all signatures are intact. Text block is free of markings and highlighting. All leaves are intact; no dog-ears. 264 pp. with several photographs. Item ships from the USA; international orders may require a postage adjustment -- contact me if you would like a quote before you purchase.

First edition. Number 9, January 1969. Illustrated. Moderate soiling and rubbing thus near fine in wrappers.

First edition. Number 9, January 1969. Illustrated. Moderate soiling and rubbing thus near fine in wrappers.

Paperback in good condition. Newspaper article dated 8.1.1994 laid in. General shelf and handling wear, including creasing and wear to corners, edges, and spine, and some discolouration and mild blemishes to pageblock. Pale cover is tanned, notably to the spine and rear. Within, pages are tightly bound, and content is clean and clear. CN

Fine in fine dust jacket. (contents first published as the January 1969 number of the Malahat Review).

1969. (Mass market paperback) Near fine. 264pp. Illus. Number Nine.

Herbert Read,A Memorial Symposium,Edited by Robin Skelton, 1970, Published by Methuen and Co.,Ltd, Printed in Great Britain by the Camelot Press, Hardback,has fading to covers and spine, Dust jacket, has fading to jacket,has tear to head of front jacket cover, and tearing to top and bottom of back jacket cover, All pages appear present, Pages are yellowing, All illustrations appear present,but no list to confer with,yellowing starting on illustrations,

Hardback. 264pp. A collection of articles drawings and poems as a tribute to the poet and literary and art critic Herbert Read. Contributors of articles include Denis Levertov, Henry Moore and Kathleen Raine. Poems include work by Denis Levertov, Norman Nicolson, Stephen Spender and Thomas Kinsella. Drawings include work by Henry Moore, Barabara Hepworth and Victor Passmore. Also includes a bibliographical checklist of the Read archive in the McPherson Library, University of Virginia. Green cloth with gilt on black title label to spine. Dust wrapper is slightly rubbed and bumped with small closed tear. Slightly sunned to top edge of dw. fairly discrete ex library copy. Neat library numbers to spine of dw and no marks at all to cloth. Internal labels, stamps and ticket pocket are all neat. Good, sound ex-library copy

264 p. Ilustrado con láminas a toda página. Buen estado de conservación. Plena tela editorial. Tejuelo con títulos dorados en lomo. Sobrecubierta ilustrada.

orig.cloth Rubberstamp to flyleaf & title verso. VG., dustwrapper. 24x15cm, 264 pp., In a torn and rubbed dustwrapper. Includes tributes, drawings, etchings & sketches by Denise Levertov, Henry Moore, Walter Gropius, Michael Hamburger, Ben Nicholson, Stephen Spender, &George Woodcock. Rubberstamp to flyleaf & title verso. VG., dustwrapper.

264 S. und Tafeln ca 24 x 16 cm Orig.Leinen *** Gedenkbuch für den britischen Kunsthistoriker und anarchistischen Schriftsteller und Kritiker (1893 - 1968). Textbeiträge und Abbildungen von Michael Hamburger, Walter Gropius, Henry Moore, Ben Nicholson, Stephen Spender, Roland Penrose, R. Skelton u.v.a. S. 192 - 259: Howard Gerwing: A Checklist of the Herbert Read Archive in the McPherson Library of the University of Victoria. Text auf Englisch. --- Von guter Erhaltung.

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