Ezra Pound — A B C of Reading

London, Faber and Faber , 1951. Cloth. A bright first thus of Ezra Pound's guide to writing and understanding poetry, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first thus, being a republication after some years of the work being out of print. Originally published in 1934 by Faber. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.In this volume, Pound sets out an approach for appreciating and understanding literature (focusing primarily on poetry). He highlights chosen works from the classics, and concludes with a "Treatise on Meter", providing an illuminating essay for anyone aspiring to read and write poetry. In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, with damp stains to the boards. Bookplate of one Alexander Thomas White Liddell to the front pastedown. Dust wrapper is sunned, heaviest to the spine, with a couple small tears to the head and tail. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Good . Ill.: None. Good/Good.