Children of the Sun: A Narrative of "Decadence" in England after 1918
by Martin Green
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0872236285
- ISBN 13
- 9780872236288
- Seller
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Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Wideview Books, 1980. Soft cover. Very Good. 470 pages, with index. Illustrated with 16 pages of b&w photos. First Wideview edition of book originally published 1976. A cultural history of the influence of Harold Acton, Brian Howard and their circle on British life between the wars. Trade paperback, light wear, faint foxing to top edge. Names of former owners written on inside front cover, pencil notation on rear free end paper, underscoring and/or vertical lines in margin on approximately 15 pages.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Bookseller
- Berthoff Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ALD-303
- Title
- Children of the Sun: A Narrative of "Decadence" in England after 1918
- Author
- Martin Green
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0872236285
- ISBN 13
- 9780872236288
- Publisher
- Wideview Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- ETON, HAROLD ACTON, BRIAN HOWARD, AUDEN, WAUGH, OXFORD, INTERWAR PERIOD, NABOKOV, DANDYISM
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sociology; English History;
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