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... The Pursuit of Death -Handsom copy- minimal wear on its edges light amount of rubbing corners -Hard cover- no dust jacket -black cloth - gold titling spine - tanned pages to be expected at this age- bookplate from previous owner just inside- interior the book is not marked- however- the edges of some of the pages are a bit ragged as if when bound some of the pages were not completely cut to the deckle edge finish were torn by the owner- could be re-trimmed- judicious use of a pair of fine manicure scissors if you had enough time in your life & permission of your OCD-therapist --Dimensions of death in Shelley's poetry explored- books seems to be used regularly as a footnote source / research----Author Benjamin P. Kurtz-CLUB GOLD MEDAL GOES TO U. C. ENGLISH PROFESSOR Professor B. P. Kurtz Writes Book Judged "Best of Year" ... GAINED the highest honors among books published by California authors during 1933, it was revealed last week with ... was awarded to B. P. Kurtz, Professor of English in the… Read More

New York: Oxford University Press, 1933. xxii, 339p., deckle fore-edge, original black cloth.

New York: Octagon Books, 1970. Reprint. Hardcover. G+ (Ex-art library, with label mark on outer spine; i.d. marks on book block edges and outermost pages; otherwise of average age overall.). Navy cloth, gilt letters on spine, gilt decoration on front cover; 339 pp. A reprint of a 1933 analysis of the work of English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822). With a new preface by James D. Hart.