Essays in Criticism. First Series. by ARNOLD, Matthew

London: Macmillan, 1925. Hardcover. Very good condition, paper thin. 379p. Contents: 1st ser. The function of criticism at the present time. The literary influence of academies. Maurice de Guérin. Eugénie de Guérin. Henirich Heine. Pagan and mediaeval religious sentiment. A persian Passion play. Joubert. Spinoza and the Bible. Marcus Aurelius.

London: Macmillan, 1898-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. VG red cloth covered boards with gilt lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and square. Contents clean and unmarked except church library bookplate on front inside cover. No dust jacket. 379pp. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

London: Macmillan and Co Ltd, 1896. Hardcover without dust jacket, in very good condition for its age. From the collection of Ian Angus (British Librarian and a scholar on George Orwell), whose name is pencilled to FEP. Board corners and spine ends are bumped and rubbed. Spine is slightly cocked, and page block is rough cut and tanned. Spots of foxing noted on the pastedowns and endpapers. Boards are clean, binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Used.

Macmillan & Co., New York, 1902. 12mo. 379 pp. Moderate edge wear. Binding is strong. Text block is clean and tight. Previous ownership on front endpapers and blind stamped on the half-title page. Text is clean throughout.. Hardcover. Very Good.

London: Macmillan and Co, 1910. [xiii] 379p., original burgundy cloth.

London: Macmillan and Co. Very Good. 245mm / 225mm. Hardcover. 1937. 379 pages. Name on ffep<br> .

London: MacMillan, 1925. maroon leather, gilt top edge, good to very good condition . London: maroon leather, gilt top edge, good to very good condition 1925

MacMillan. Good/No Dust Wrapper. 1930. Hard Cover. (E322) .

London : Macmillan and Co Ltd , 1910. Leather. Very Good. 7" by 5". None. A varied selection of once criticised Essay's and speeches by British poet and cultural critic Matthew Arnold. Eighth reprint of the first Eversley series. Essay's include "The Literary influence of Academies", "Maurice de Guerin", "Pagand and Mediaeval Religious Sentiment" and "Spinoza and the Bible". Arnold was the Professor of Poetry at Oxford in 1857. He was the first to deliver his lectures in English rather than Latin. Bound in a Hinckley Grammar School prize calf binding with gilt design to the spine. Externally, sound with light marks to the boards, and minor rubbing to the spine. Front hinge is very slightly strained but firm. Internally, firmly bound with bright pages, yet with occasional instances of light foxing. Prize bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good

London: Macmillan and Co, 1907. Fine Binding. Near Fine. 7" by 5". None. The essays from the first series of Matthew Arnold's Essays in Criticism. Originally published in 1865 this reprint inculdes the original preface. Matthew Arnold has been characterised as a sage writer, a writer who typically chastises and instructs the reader regarding social issues. He worked as an inspector of schools and was son of Thomas Arnold, famed headmaster of Rugby School. In a calf prize binding. Externally, lovely condition. Some minor handling marks to the boards. Prize bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean. Near Fine