{"product_id":"a-war-quartet-george-macbeth","title":"A War Quartet, George MacBeth","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: London, Macmillan and Co Ltd, 1970\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 8vo, pp. 79.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Near Fine. A remarkably sharp and well-preserved example of this slim paperback, free from the heavy creasing or fading often found in poetry wrappers of this era. The binding is firm and square, with an uncreased spine indicating the book has seen little to no use. Externally, the covers remain bright and largely clean, save for very faint handling wear and negligible rubbing to the extreme edges. Internally, the pages are crisp, bright, and completely free of foxing, marks, or annotations. A highly presentable copy of a fragile production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy represents an early paperback issue of George MacBeth's \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"82\"\u003eA War Quartet\u003c\/i\u003e, released as part of the \"Macmillan Poets\" series. Originally issued in hardback the previous year, this softcover reprint made MacBeth's documentary surrealist examination of the Second World War accessible to a broader readership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eThe edition features a striking cover design that collages wartime imagery, an aesthetic perfectly suited to the author's attempt to filter the conflict through a traumatic, dream-like lens. Unsigned, trade paperbacks of this title have become relatively uncommon on the open market in such well-preserved condition, as their slim, glued-spine formats were highly susceptible to wear, foxing, and spine failure over the decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eIn \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"10\"\u003eA War Quartet\u003c\/i\u003e, renowned Scottish poet George MacBeth explores four major turning points of the Second World War: the Battle of Alamein, the Battle of Britain, the Battle of the Atlantic, and the Battle of Stalingrad. Describing his approach as \"documentary surrealism,\" MacBeth channels the trauma of a war he was too young to fight in but too old to forget, transforming historical combat into vivid, dream-like poetic landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55811421241683,"sku":"6896","price":17.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261105_090731.jpg?v=1794289049","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/a-war-quartet-george-macbeth","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}