NY: Duffield and Company,, 1908. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First US Edition. printed paper over boards, cloth spine, gilt letters, pp., 80, ,(2), (5) pp of pub's adverts, covers soiled, edges worn, corners worn, shaken in binding, small tear inn spine at mid-point, a good reading copy Glyn, was born on the island of Jersey to a Canadian mother, and a Scots father, who died of typhus soon after her birth. Glyn's mother, without means of support, took Elinor to live with her parents in Guelph, Ontario. She returned to Britain at the age of six to when her mother remarried. She was to become know for her "naughty" novels, and as a Hollywood scriptwriter. Her gretest Hollywood triumph being the the screen adaptation of her novella, "It".Everafter, Clara Bow, who played the novella's heroine , was referred to as "the It girl'. Size: 8 Vo.,.

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Bookseller: Harry E Bagley Books Ltd (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: LT 2535
Title: THE DAMSEL AND THE SAGE;
Author: Glyn, Elinor;
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fair
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: First US Edition
Publisher: Duffield and Company,
Place of Publication: NY
Date Published: 1908
Keywords: GLYN, ELINOR, WOMEN WRITERS, ENGLISH FICTION, ROMANCE NOVELS, ROMANCE,
Bookseller catalogs: Literature;

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