Herbert Edward Read
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READ, HERBERT EDWARD, 1893 to 1968

Herbert Edward Read

English anarchist, poet, and critic of literature and art.

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2
Editions tracked
2
First editions
2
Nationality
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Earliest first editionThe Philosophy of Modern ArtFaber & Faber, 1944 Most editions trackedA Concise History of Modern Painting1 edition
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  1. 1944The Philosophy of Modern ArtFaber & Faber
  2. 1959A Concise History of Modern PaintingThames and Hudson
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Herbert Edward Read was born in 1893 and died in 1968.

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