COMPLETE POEMS of WILLIAM EMPSON (1st Ed) h/bk & GOD APPROACHED Commentary 1978

Description: >>>>>> BUY WITH CONFIDENCE <<<>>> MANY YEARS OF EBAY EXPERIENCE <<<>>> TRUSTED SELLER < <<>>> 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK <<<<< THE COMPLETE POEMS WILLIAM EMPSON Edited with Introduction and Notes by JOHN HAFFENDEN LONDON Allen Lane The Penguin Press 2000 First Edition ************** PLUS ************** The God Approached A Commentary on the Poems of William Empson By PHILIP GARDNER & AVERIL GARDNER LONDON Chatto & Windus 1978 First Edition Book Specification Format Cloth bound hard covers with dust jackets Language English Book Size Octavo Approx. Book Dimensions (Width, Height, Depth) in mm Complete Poems: 166 x 240 x 44 ; God Approached: 146 x 222 x 24 Approx weight (grammes) 1348g (I)SBN n/a Date This Edition Published 2000, 1978 ( both First Editions) Date Of Original Publication 2000 (this collection), 1978 Condition / Description (please see foot of listing for rating key) Complete Poems : dust jacket VERY GOOD, book VERY GOOD plus : dust jacket - lightly rubbed & lightly soiled, very minor edge creases, unclipped ; book - publisher's original grey cloth, spine stamped in silver, lightly rubbed, cloth a touch toned at edges, very light bumps to spine tips, hinges strong, binding firm, no inscriptions, text block very clean & bright God Approached : dust jacket GOOD plus, book VERY GOOD : dust jacket - rubbed & lightly soiled, a little age toned, minor edge creases, price clipped ; book - publisher's original blue cloth, spine stamped in gilt, lightly rubbed, light bumps to spine tips, hinges strong, binding firm, no inscriptions, text block very clean & bright, slight toning to page ends The Complete Poems of William Empson & The God Approached Bundled together in this lot are two First Editions, one of the Penguin hardcover edition of the Complete Poems of William Empson, plus a 1978 Commentary on his poetry, The God Approached, by Philip & Averil Gardner (Chatto & Windus). Empson has long been applauded for the dazzling intelligence and emotional passion of his poems. Praised in his lifetime by the likes of T.S. Eliot, Dylan Thomas and John Betjeman, his reputation contines to be high. His poems take a wide range of themes from metaphysics to melancholy, social climbing to political satire, and from love to loss. William Empson is well-known for his landmark in literary criticism SEVEN TYPES OF AMBIGUITY (written at the tender age of 24) but his poetry is regarded as his greatest literary achievement. His academic career was varied and distinguished and throughout the course of his life he published widely. John Haffenden is recognised as being the foremost authority writing on Empson today. He has written a number of books, and is currently working on a biography of Empson. Postage & Packaging I am a bookseller based in the South West of England. I have many years of experience of operating on eBay, and post items to all corners of the globe. 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