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The Oxford Book of Twentieth-Century English Verse

by Chosen by Philip Larkin

The Work

First published
1973

Drew's Copy

Edition
Clarendon Press hardcover edition
Printing
Reprinted with corrections, 1974
Publisher
Oxford University Press / Clarendon Press
Published in
Oxford
Copy published
1974
ISBN
0-19-812137-7
Binding
Cloth hardcover
Collection status
On the shelves
Reading status
Owned
Condition
Former library copy with shelf wear, rubbed cloth, taped lower corner, library labels, stamps, card pocket, and age-toned pages
English PoetryTwentieth-Century PoetryPoetry AnthologyPhilip LarkinBritish Literature

Acquisition & Provenance

Acquisition type
Library discard
Source
Local library discard cart
Context
Picked up from the discard cart at a local library
Previous owner
Satellite Beach Public Library
Provenance
Retains the Satellite Beach Public Library spine label, ownership stamp, barcode, card pocket, and DISCARDED stamp.

How This Copy Came to the Library

Picked up from the discard cart at a local library.

About This Copy

This is the 1974 corrected reprint of the Clarendon Press hardcover edition first published in 1973. Chosen by Philip Larkin, the anthology remains in its original dark cloth binding and preserves its complete former-library markings.

Memories & Connections

Picked up from the discard cart at a local library.
Drew's Copy
Front cover of Drew's copy of The Oxford Book of Twentieth-Century English Verse
The gilt-lettered cloth cover of Drew's former-library copy of The Oxford Book of Twentieth-Century English Verse.
Shelf and spine of Drew's copy of The Oxford Book of Twentieth-Century English Verse
The gilt-decorated spine retains its Satellite Beach Public Library call-number label.
Title page of Drew's copy of The Oxford Book of Twentieth-Century English Verse
The Clarendon Press title page identifies the anthology as chosen by Philip Larkin.
Copyright page of Drew's copy of The Oxford Book of Twentieth-Century English Verse
The copyright page identifies this copy as the 1974 corrected reprint of the edition first published in 1973.