THE SEEN AND UNSEEN AT STRATFORD-ON-AVON. A Fantasy
by Howells W. D
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1914. First Edition, First Issue. 8vo, publisher’s original green cloth in American Edwardian style, the spine and upper cover decorated with decorative lettering and designs in gilt. [5], 112 pp. A fine and bright copy, the spine panel only very lightly mellowed, a bit of age evidence in the gutters. FIRST EDITION AND A BRIGHT COPY BY the American realist author and literary critic. Nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters", he was particularly known for his tenure as editor of the “Atlantic Monthly” as well as his own writings, including the Christmas story "Christmas Every Day" and the novel THE RISE OF SILAS LAPHAM, along with many others. His work was prodigious and he was respected as one of America’s great writers even to the end of his life in 1920.
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- Bookseller
- Buddenbrooks, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24530
- Title
- THE SEEN AND UNSEEN AT STRATFORD-ON-AVON. A Fantasy
- Author
- Howells W. D
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1914
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