Democracy and the Arts.
by BROOKE, Rupert
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Rupert Hart-Davis, London., 1946 [i.e. 1947]. First edition. Octavo. pp viii, 32. The text of a paper read to the Cambridge University Fabian Society, probably during the author's presidency of that Society. The manuscript was given by the author's mother, shortly after his death, to Geoffrey Keynes who here writes the Preface.One of 240 numbered copies printed on part-rag paper, quarter bound in niger leather with marbled paper boards made by Douglas Cockerell & Son, top edge gilt. Loosely inserted is the publisher's compliments slip which has been signed by Edward Young who was Rupert Hart-Davis' co-director.Spine slightly darkened. Head and tail of spine slightly scuffed. Very good indeed.
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- Peter Ellis bookseller (GB)
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- Title
- Democracy and the Arts.
- Author
- BROOKE, Rupert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Rupert Hart-Davis, London.
- Date Published
- 1946 [i.e. 1947]
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- Octavo
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