jonathan swift edited john hayward (4 résultats)

Hard Cloth Cover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : No DJ. Reprint. Brown cloth with bright gilt to spine. Previous owner's details on ffep dated 1947. 868 pages clean and tight. For some years the Nonesuch Press has been building up a library of `compendious' editions of the desirable classics. The aim in this series is to give, by clever editing and appropriate critical apparatus, a true conspectus of certain great writers in one volume, and, by proper planning of the physical elements of the book, to give it in a form both handsome and handy. The compression of a vast deal of matter (an average of more than a third of a million words) in a little space without sacrifice of legibility is no easy matter; btrt the i i i s Literary Supplement says of the series: 'In subject, editing . and in production they attain a level that would seem to justify twice their price.' The general plan of the books in this `Library' is to begin with a carefully edited text of the writer's chief work, and add selections from his lesser writings and letters without which it would be impossible to form a picture of his life's work and genius. Each book is treated as a separate typographical problem; but all are of/ one size, and bound in the same style in buckram of various colours. Size: 8vo.

Hardcover. Etat : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. 1st Edition. In dj, near mint. Multiple copies available.

First Edition of this selection. Covers just a little marked, otherwise a very nice copy in slightly foxed and soiled dust-wrapper A volume in the Cresset Library (q.v.) issued under the General Editorship of John Hayward.

Etat : Good. Dust jacket has shelf wear and nicks at edges and corners. Some fading and light marks to dust jacket. Hrad board is very good although has minor wear at corners. Content and pages are excellent. Pages appear to be unread.