Wain, John

Preliminary Essays

Hardcover, London: MacMillan and Company, 1957. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. "Any collection of critical essays is rather like a diary. Over the years, the critic tries to clarify and express his view of the various books, authors, and topics that have, for one reason or another, compelled his attention. Finally the day comes when he gathers up a sheaf of those attempts and looks through them..." (Preface). Ships same or next business day. Bookplate of noted collector, Rolland Comstock, on front paste-down endpaper. Text block is slightly pulled away from spine head, normal edge wear, bumps on top corners and spine ends, small bumps on bottom corners, light soiling and tanning to edges of pages; text is clean. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has normal shelf and edge wear, tiny tears on corners and spine ends, small creases on spine ends, tanned. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 196 pages. [Item #3229]

Price: $28.00