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David Jones, 1937
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In Parenthesis
David Jones, 1937
JONES, David (1895-1974). In Parenthesis. London: Faber & Faber Limited, 1937.
Uncorrected proof copy of Jones's epic work of poetry and prose on the subject of war. The winner of the Hawthornden Prize, In Parenthesis is Jones’s richly allusive epic poem based on his experiences in the First World War. It was praised by W.B. Yeats and W.H. Auden as a masterpiece of modern literature, and T.S. Eliot described it as "a work of genius" in his introduction to the 1961 edition.
Octavo. Original plain wrappers (“June 10, 1937” penciled to upper cover, title and author penciled to spine, minor toning and finger soiling). Custom chemise and quarter morocco slipcase. Provenance: Sotheby’s, 21 July 1988, lot 188.
David Jones, 1937
JONES, David (1895-1974). In Parenthesis. London: Faber & Faber Limited, 1937.
Uncorrected proof copy of Jones's epic work of poetry and prose on the subject of war. The winner of the Hawthornden Prize, In Parenthesis is Jones’s richly allusive epic poem based on his experiences in the First World War. It was praised by W.B. Yeats and W.H. Auden as a masterpiece of modern literature, and T.S. Eliot described it as "a work of genius" in his introduction to the 1961 edition.
Octavo. Original plain wrappers (“June 10, 1937” penciled to upper cover, title and author penciled to spine, minor toning and finger soiling). Custom chemise and quarter morocco slipcase. Provenance: Sotheby’s, 21 July 1988, lot 188.
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