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djuna barnes

the antiphon

first edition, 1958.

three-act verse tragedy set in england in 1939 during world war two. the hobbs family reunion takes place in their ancestral home, burley hall. highly stylized and poetic, barnes' drama reveals dark familial secrets and escalating violence. this was the last of barnes's major works to reach the public eye.

new york: farrar, straus and cudahy. 5.5 x 8.75 inches. 127 pages. hardcover. bound in plum cloth-covered boards. book condition: toning and shelfwear. near fine. jacket condition: some staining and chips to extremities of spine and back cover. shelfwear. unclipped ($3.50). very good-. Item #2420

Price: $60.00