Thomas (Edward) Feminine Influence of the Poets
£150
London, Martin Secker, 1910.
First edition, second issue. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 10/6.
A critical study by Edward Thomas (1878–1917) examining how women, as inspiration, subject, patroness and muse, shaped English poetry from the medieval period onward, organised into chapters such as ‘Women as Poets,’ ‘Mothers of Poets’ and ‘Patronesses.’
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A little very minor spotting; jacket creased at spine, chipped at upper corners, chip from top edge of front panel.
Frontispiece with tissue guard.
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