Paradoxes & Problemes by John Donne with two Characters and an Essay of Valour
by DONNE, John
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good/Good +
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London, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: The Nonesuch Press, 1923. Hardcover. Very good/Good +. Edition limited to 645 copies, of which this is no. 548. viii, 80 p. 23 cm. Brown and cream paper-covered boards in mylar-covered cream dustjacket. Some small tears and chips to jacket edges and dark marks on rear panel. Offsetting to endpapers.
Best known as a poet, John Donne also wrote witty prose. These Paradoxes and Problems were probably written while he was a student at Lincoln's Inn. Paradoxes such as "That by Discord things increase" and "That Nature is our worst Guide" are still thought-provoking to this day and much humour is provoked by "problemes" such as "Why Puritanes make long Sermons?" and "Why do Women delight much in Feathers?"
Best known as a poet, John Donne also wrote witty prose. These Paradoxes and Problems were probably written while he was a student at Lincoln's Inn. Paradoxes such as "That by Discord things increase" and "That Nature is our worst Guide" are still thought-provoking to this day and much humour is provoked by "problemes" such as "Why Puritanes make long Sermons?" and "Why do Women delight much in Feathers?"
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- Bookseller
- Attic Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 122989
- Title
- Paradoxes & Problemes by John Donne with two Characters and an Essay of Valour
- Author
- DONNE, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Nonesuch Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1923
- Keywords
- English literature, Essays, Fine Press, Poetry
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