The Meaning of Culture
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1929.
Hardcover. 8 1/2" X 5 3/4". ix, 275pp. Signed by John Cowper Powys to front free endpaper. Armorial bookplate of Lyford Paterson Edwards to front pastedown, one of the nation's first sociology professors and the author of The Natural History of Revolution. Black cloth over boards with orange title labels to upper board and spine. Heavy wear to binding, with corners bumped, small tears to extremities, scattered rubbing, and tears to edges of spine label, no losses. Front hinge cracking, attached only by 1" of webbing, and rear hinge also cracking, with webbing visible. Pages are clean and unmarked. An admittedly worn, but complete signed copy of the work of novelist, philosopher, and poet John Cowper Powys (1872-1963), with the armorial bookplate of Lyford Paterson Edwards. Fair. Item #4096
Price: $40.00