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IVP Books, Illinois. 2015. First Edition Thus. Paperback. A lovely, clean and fresh copy with minimal signs of wear to covers., 2015, 0, Thames & Hudson, London, 1973. The first UK ed… Mehr…

IVP Books, Illinois. 2015. First Edition Thus. Paperback. A lovely, clean and fresh copy with minimal signs of wear to covers., 2015, 0, Thames & Hudson, London, 1973. The first UK edition (first printing). 8vo. 247pp. Green boards lettered in gold at the spine. A fine copy in non-price-clipped dust wrapper, with a touch of fading to the rear panel, a tiny area of chafing to the head of the spine panel and a lengthy crease to the front flap. A critical analysis of Tolkien's entire literary output.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good., Thames & Hudson, London, 1973, 4, John Blake, 2013-04-01. Paperback. Used: Good., John Blake, 2013-04-01, 2.5, New York. 2001. August 2001. Free Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0743202627. 289 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Kathleen Digrado. FROM THE PUBLISHER - In 1951, Jacques Barzun, W. H. Auden, and Lionel Trilling joined together to form the editorial board of the Readers' Subscription Book Club. Thus began a venture unique in the annals of American culture. Never before or since have three such eminent intellectuals collaborated to bring books to the attention of the general public. Now, a half century later, A COMPANY OF READERS tells the story of this extraordinary partnership and presents for the first time a selection of essays from the publications of the Readers' Subscription Book Club and its successor, the Mid-Century Book Society. As they composed their comments to club members, these distinguished editors freely shared with each other their notes and drafts. The result is criticism of the highest order: smart, humane, learned - in short, stuff that makes for damn good reading. And because these pieces were written for the general public by men who knew that books still mattered, perhaps no other collection of essays gives so natural and vivid a picture of the cultural landscape at midcentury. Together, Auden, Barzun, and Trilling would plunge into a pile of books and pick out what they liked, what they thought would instruct and delight. What they chose may surprise you. Here is Auden on J. R. R. Tolkien's THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, Barzun on Virginia Woolf's WRITER'S DIARY, and Trilling on Kenneth Grahame's THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS. Each book, whether weighty or light, summoned from the editors a spirited appraisal, in language that welcomed any kind of reader. The Mid-Century club disbanded in 1963, but its legacy lives on in these pages. inventory #31012 ISBN: 0743202627., 0, Kent State University Press September 1972 First Edition Second Printing 8vo xv,73pp ISBN 0873380525, 1972 Ex-library, VG original cloth, name stamp & bookplate inside front cover, otherwise internally clean., Kent State University Press September 1972 First Edition Second Printing 8vo xv,73pp ISBN 0873380525, 1972, 3, Chelsea House Publications, 2000-12-01. Paperback. Used:Good., Chelsea House Publications, 2000-12-01, 0, Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky. Fine. 2001. softcover. 262 pp; excellent brand new book; Always Delivery Confirmation. 35 Years Fast Excellent Service. We Know How To Pack Books. ., University Press of Kentucky, 2001, 5, Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1974. The cover has some minor surface wear. . Second Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall., Capra Press, 1974, 3, Krakow Poland: Vis-a-vis | Etudia, 2010. 8vo, pp. 266. In Polish, translated by Robert Stiller. Paper over boards. Near fine. Translation of "The monsters and the critics and other essays., Vis-a-vis | Etudia, 2010, 0<