Isbn: 9780283484711 - bound upon a course (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. DJ soiled.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Poor. 1st Edition. b-507 DJ soiled and edge worn. Previous owner's bookplate on ffep.

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked, stained and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Minor browning to the pages. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 217 p., plate: 1 col. port; 23 cm. Subjects: Collis, John Stewart 1900-1984. English miscellany Irish writers, 1900-1945. Collis, John Stewart Biographies. Genre: Autobiography. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked, stained and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Minor browning to the pages. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 217 p., plate: 1 col. port; 23 cm. Subjects: Collis, John Stewart 1900-1984. English miscellany Irish writers, 1900-1945. Collis, John Stewart Biographies. Genre: Autobiography. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Contains inscription to previous owner and letter of thanks. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Dust jacket soiled. Some staining on page edges. 'Bound Upon a Course' takes a generous glance at the life of the celebrated biographer, John Stewart Collis. In this autobiography, Collis recounts his difficult childhood in Ireland, his decision to write, the years spent on the cultural fringe in London, and his acquaintance with the literary personalities of Rose Macaulay, W B Yeats and T S Eliot. But it was his decision to work on the land in 1940, which marked a watershed in his career. These rural experiences shaped his philosophy and resulted in the undisputed classic 'The Worm Forgives the Plough'. Subtle, modest and acutely perceptive, this is an intriguing portrait of a man who was a unique synthesis of scientist, scholar and poet. David Millward (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…