CERTAIN DELIGHTFUL ENGLISH TOWNS: With Glimpses of the Pleasant Country Between
by Howells, W.D. (William Dean)
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- Condition
- Very Good +
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York / London: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1906. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. A Very Good to Near Fine copy. 8vo., v, (i), 290 pp., illustrated with a frontispiece, with guard, and numerous b&w plates. Bound in green cloth, with the titles in gilt and red on the spine and front board. Top edge gilt. Light shelf wear; top edge a bit dust soiled. A Very Good + copy. *** William Dean Howells (1837-1920), "The Dean of American Letters", was a realist novelist, and influential editor and literary critic of The Atlantic Monthly. His column, "Editor's Study", introduced America to the European novels and essays of Emile Zola, Leo Tolstoy, Giovanna Verga and others. He foresaw the shift in America from romantic poetry to "realism", particularly in novels. ***.
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- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012957
- Title
- CERTAIN DELIGHTFUL ENGLISH TOWNS: With Glimpses of the Pleasant Country Between
- Author
- Howells, W.D. (William Dean)
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York / London
- Date Published
- 1906
- Keywords
- literature, criticism, literary, books, authors
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