EZRA POUND Letters Edited By D. D. Paige 1st Edn Faber London 1951 Nr. Fine
Item History & Price
First Edition of The Letters of Ezra Pound edited by D. D. Paige. Published by Faber and Faber, London, 1951. Hardbound in red cloth in dust jacket now preserved in removable archival mylar jacket.
Essential reading for anyone interested in the literary history of the period 1909 - 1940. The letters provide valuable insight into Pound's role as the originator of the Imagist Movement, his recognition of the genius of James Joyce in particular his efforts to achieve the publicat...ion of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and the serialisation of Ullysses in The Little Review, his promotion of Wyndham Lewis and T S Eliot among others and, in general, his ceaseless activity for the advancement of art and literature.
464 pages, index. 22.7 x 15 cm.
In Near Fine condition. Neat signature of previous owner to front free endpaper otherwise clean and unmarked. Binding tight, corners sharp. Jacket is complete and shows original price of 25s. spine panel is darkened.
Will be carefully packed in stiff cardboard for posting. Postage to UK by Royal Mail 2nd Class. To USA and EU countries by Royal Mail International Standard.
Please see my other books.
Essential reading for anyone interested in the literary history of the period 1909 - 1940. The letters provide valuable insight into Pound's role as the originator of the Imagist Movement, his recognition of the genius of James Joyce in particular his efforts to achieve the publicat...ion of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and the serialisation of Ullysses in The Little Review, his promotion of Wyndham Lewis and T S Eliot among others and, in general, his ceaseless activity for the advancement of art and literature.
464 pages, index. 22.7 x 15 cm.
In Near Fine condition. Neat signature of previous owner to front free endpaper otherwise clean and unmarked. Binding tight, corners sharp. Jacket is complete and shows original price of 25s. spine panel is darkened.
Will be carefully packed in stiff cardboard for posting. Postage to UK by Royal Mail 2nd Class. To USA and EU countries by Royal Mail International Standard.
Please see my other books.
