The road to Xanadu : a study in the ways of the imagination / by John Livingston Lowes.
| Author/creator | Lowes, John Livingston |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | [New and enl. ed.]. |
| Publication Info | Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Co., 1930 [©1927] |
| Description | xx, 639 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Book I. Chaos -- The falcon's eye -- The deep well -- The shaping spirit -- The magical synthesis -- Joiner's work : an interlude -- Book II. The loom -- The pattern -- The fields of ice -- The courts of the sun -- The journeying moon -- 'Dear gutter of stowey' -- Book III. The bird and the daemon -- How an old navigator met strange company in limbo -- Wefts and spectres -- The known and familiar landscape -- A sea-change -- Book IV. The hooked atoms -- The sleeping images -- The vision in a dream -- 'Not poppy nor mandragora' -- Imagination creatix. |
| Local note | Joyner Rare copy has color postal stamp for winter holiday season 1934 affixed to the front jacket flap and several unopened leaves. |
| General note | "A list of abbreviations used for the works most frequently referred to": pages [437]-448. |
| Digital Bookplate | Bookplate for Jack and Mary Spain |
| Other forms | Also issued online. |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Rare copy Gift of Jack and Mary Spain, 6/19/2024 |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Lowes, John Livingston, 1867-1945. Road to Xanadu. [New and enl. ed.]. Boston, New York, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1930 [©1927] |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Rare Collection | PR4484 .L6 1930 | ✔ Available | Request Material |