A central figure in the political and cultural life of our time for over fifty years, Sir Stephen Spender has witnessed and participated in some of this century's most significant events and has known many of its most interesting and gifted individuals. Having kept journals intermittently for most of this time, Spender has recorded his vivid observations and reflections on the scenes he has witnessed, portrayed his friends and acquaintances--including W.H. Auden, T.S. Eliot, Christopher Isherwood, Igor Stravinsky, Francis ...
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A central figure in the political and cultural life of our time for over fifty years, Sir Stephen Spender has witnessed and participated in some of this century's most significant events and has known many of its most interesting and gifted individuals. Having kept journals intermittently for most of this time, Spender has recorded his vivid observations and reflections on the scenes he has witnessed, portrayed his friends and acquaintances--including W.H. Auden, T.S. Eliot, Christopher Isherwood, Igor Stravinsky, Francis Bacon, David Hockney, and many others--and set down his ideas, hopes, aims, and regrets. This first paperback edition of Stephen Spender's journals makes for constantly entertaining and illuminating reading. One comes away from this fascinating inside look at one man's extraordinary life full of admiration for his vitality, his enduring interest in others, and his remarkable honesty about himself.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good in Very Good jacket. New York: Random House, 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. First US printing. A couple of minor marks to edge of block, but internally all is in clean, crisp and fine order. No inscriptions. Light wear only to smart cream paper-covered boards with brown cloth to spine. VG unclipped d/j with small closed tear to rear, faded to spine. 8vo. 510pp.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. With usual stamps and markings, In good all round condition. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1050grams, ISBN: 9780571136179.
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Very good. Faber and Faber Ltd, London, 1985. hb with d/w, 1st ed, blue cloth boards with gilt titles to spine, corners and head and foot of spine a little bumped, else few signs of wear, pages lightly tanned, a near fine copy in a vg unclipped d/w a little rubbed at the top and bottom edges. [Box 18]
