Murder in the Cathedral
by Eliot, T.S
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good /Very Good
- Seller
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Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Faber & Faber. London: Faber & Faber, (1935). First UK edition. This copy is very good or better. The dust wrapper has been price clipped and has light spots of browning and light rubbing at the top and tail edges. The boards, covered in deep purple cloth, are free from chips and marks and are tightly bound to the spine. Overall, this is a very good or better copy of a highly collectible title. A verse drama by T.S. Eliot, first performed in 1935, that portrays the assassination of Archbishop Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral during the reign of Henry II in 1170. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1935.
Synopsis
T. S. Eliot's verse dramatization of the murder of Thomas Becket at Canterbury, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature The Archbishop Thomas Becket speaks fatal words before he is martyred in T. S. Eliot's best-known drama, based on the murder of the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1170. Praised for its poetically masterful handling of issues of faith, politics, and the common good, T. S. Eliot's play bolstered his reputation as the most significant poet of his time.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Plantagenet King (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002407
- Title
- Murder in the Cathedral
- Author
- Eliot, T.S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1935
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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