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The Last Modern: a Life of Herbert Read: Available Copies

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Last Modern a Life of Herbert Read
    by King, James

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780297810421
    Publisher: Trafalgar Square (1990)


    Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta (AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $7.49
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Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.8

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The Last Modern: A Life of Herbert Read
    by King, James

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780312048105
    Publisher: St. Martin's Press (1990)


    Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta (AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $7.49
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Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.84

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The Last Modern: A Life of Herbert Read
    by King, James

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780312048105
    Publisher: St Martins Pr (1990)


    Seller: Books From California (Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $3.51
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Last Modern a Life of Herbert Read
    by King, James

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780297810421
    Publisher: Trafalgar Square (1990)


    Seller: Books From California (Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
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Last Modern a Life of Herbert Read
    by King, James

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780297810421
    Publisher: Trafalgar Square (1990)


    Seller: Irish Booksellers (Portland, ME, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $12.84
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    TOTAL Cost: $12.84

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Last Modern a Life of Herbert Read
    by King, James

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780297810421
    Publisher: Trafalgar Square (1990)


    Seller: Irish Booksellers (Portland, ME, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $15.97
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    TOTAL Cost: $15.97

SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item.

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The last modern: a life of Herbert Read
    by King, James

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780312048105
    Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London (1990)


    Seller: Bolerium Books Inc. (San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $18.20
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xix, 364p., illus., front blank endpaper neatly removed, else good condition in like dj.

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The Last Modern: A Life of Herbert Read
    by King, James

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780312048105
    Publisher: St Martins Pr (1990)


    Seller: Richard Park, Bookseller (Leawood, KS, U.S.A.)
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    Book Price: $18.99
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1st Edition. A FINE Hardcover with a FINE dustjacket. AS NEW. All dustjackets wrapped in Archival protection, and delivery confirmation with all our orders!

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The Last Modern, A Life of Herbert Read
    by King, James

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780297810421
    Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1990 (1990)


    Seller: Murphy-Brookfield Books (Iowa City SE, IA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $20.00
    Shipping: $4.50
    TOTAL Cost: $24.50

Hardback. 364pp. Free endpaper wrinkled. Former owner's name on free endpaper. Illus. with black and white photographs. Cover somewhat worn, light soiling on edges, o/w vg without dj.

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Last Modern, The - A Life of Herbert Read
    by King, James

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780312048105
    Publisher: St. Martin's Press, New York (1990)


    Seller: Monroe Street Books (Middlebury, VT, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $20.00
    Shipping: $5.00
    TOTAL Cost: $25.00

Hardcover, in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Black & white illustrations, 364 pages. Clean copy. Record # 61911

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The Last Modern: a Life of Herbert Read
    by King, James

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780297810421
    Publisher: London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson (1990)


    Seller: Klondyke (Almere, Netherlands)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $12.25
    Shipping: $16.22
    TOTAL Cost: $28.47

Original black boards, silver lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrations in b/w, 8vo.

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The Last Modern: A Life of Herbert Read
    by KING, James

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780312048105
    Publisher: St Martin s Press, 1990 (1990)


    Seller: Sutton Books (Norwich, VT, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: As New
    Book Price: $25.00
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    TOTAL Cost: $29.50

Hbk 364pp an unread copy excellent clean tight unmarked in sleeve-protected dj as new.

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The Last Modern: A Life of Herbert Read
    by King, James

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780297810421
    Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London (1990)


    Seller: Alhambra Books (Edmonton, AB, Canada)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $13.65
    Shipping: $20.00
    TOTAL Cost: $33.65

364 pp including index, plates. Dj has some sunning and shelfwear - now Brodart-protected. Boards have light edgewear. Interior is unmarked.

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The Last Modern: A Life of Herbert Read.
    by KING, James.

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1990. (1990)


    Seller: Larsen Books (Exeter, NSW, Australia)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $25.00
    Shipping: $14.00
    TOTAL Cost: $39.00

First edition. Hardcover. Top edge just slightly foxed, o/w fine in like dustjacket. A biography of Read (1893-1968), taste-maker, impresario, poet, critic, publisher and in his time the leading promoter of modernism in the English-speaking world. Profusely illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs.

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The last modern: a life of Herbert Read / James King
    by King, James

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780297810421
    Publisher: London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson (1990)


    Seller: MW Books (New York, NY, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $40.00
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    TOTAL Cost: $40.00

Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xix, 364 pages: illustrations; 24 cm. Subjects: Read, Herbert 1893-1968. Poets, English 20th century; Biography. Critics Great Britain; Biography. Modernism (Literature) Great Britain. 1 Kg.

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Last Modern; A Life of Herbert Read
    by King, James

    Hardcover
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    Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London (1990)


    Seller: Bauer Rare Books (San Diego, CA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $35.00
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    TOTAL Cost: $41.50

8vo. [xix], 364 pp. Illustrations. Cloth binding in unclipped dustwrapper, fine condition. (95503).

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The last modern: a life of Herbert Read / James King
    by King, James

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780297810421
    Publisher: London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson (1990)


    Seller: MW Books Ltd. (Galway, Ireland)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $27.84
    Shipping: $14.00
    TOTAL Cost: $41.84

Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xix, 364 pages: illustrations; 24 cm. Subjects: Read, Herbert 1893-1968. Poets, English 20th century; Biography. Critics Great Britain; Biography. Modernism (Literature) Great Britain. 1 Kg.

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The Last Modern: A Life of Herbert Read
    by King, James

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780312048105
    Publisher: St Martins Pr (1990)


    Seller: The Book Spot (Sioux Falls, SD, U.S.A.)
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    Book Price: $59.00
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    TOTAL Cost: $59.00

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Kandinsky: Traumerische Improvisation. The Last Modern: A Life of Herbert Read.
    by Kandinsky, Wassily; Zehder, Hugo; King, James

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Dresden, DE: Rudolf Kaemmerer Verlag; London; Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1990. (1920)


    Seller: Wittenborn Art Books (San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $50.00
    Shipping: $10.00
    TOTAL Cost: $60.00

4to. 56 pp. Hardcover. Some wear on spine. Very Good. 10 black & white plates. Text in German. Signature by owner dated 1952. 8vo. 364 pp. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very Good. Mostly text with some black & white inserts.From the Collection of the Art Historian Peter Selz (1919-2019).

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THE LAST MODERN A Life of Herbert Read
    by King, James

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London (1990)


    Seller: J. Wyatt Books (Ottawa, ON, Canada)
    Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
    Book Price: $40.25
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    TOTAL Cost: $63.25

364 pages in near fine condition. Pages are clean and unmarked with two sections of black and white plates. Red endpapers. Bound in black hardcovers with silver titles on the spine. Red, black, and white dustjacket in very good condition. Sticker on front flap. Lightly worn and bumped around the edges. 1ST UK EDITION. NPC. NF/VG+

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The Last Modern : A Life of Herbert Read
    by King, James

    Hardcover
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    Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London (1990)


    Seller: Expatriate Bookshop of Denmark (Svendborg, Denmark)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $50.00
    Shipping: $16.76
    TOTAL Cost: $66.76

orig.boards Minor rubbing. VG., dustwrapper. 16pp photoplates. 24x15cm, xix,364.(16)pp Minor rubbing. VG., dustwrapper.

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Last Modern a Life of Herbert Read
    by King, James

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780297810421
    Publisher: Trafalgar Square (1990)


    Seller: GoldBooks (Austin, TX, U.S.A.)
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    Book Price: $63.92
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    TOTAL Cost: $68.17

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The Last Modern A Life of Herbert Read.
    by KING, James.

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780312048105
    Publisher: London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, [1990]. (1990)


    Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB) (Toronto, ON, Canada)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $56.94
    Shipping: $15.00
    TOTAL Cost: $71.94

8vo. pp. xix, 364. 39 illus. on 8 double-sided plates & some text illus. biblio. index. bds. dw. First Edition.

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