New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1930. First Edition. Small octavo (21cm). Gray cloth (hardcover); dustjacket; 162pp. Spine cloth slightly foxed, else a clean, tight copy in unclipped jacket (priced $2.50 on front flap) with general light toning & soil; Very Good. Overall a quite decent copy of Wilder's third novel, published in the first year of the Depression and famously savaged by Michael Gold in The New Republic for its failure to confront contemporary social themes. Gold's scathing review launched a national debate over the duty of contemporary literature to be "useful," and gave Wilder's book a notoriety which far exceeded its literary weight, which was slight, especially in comparison to his earlier masterpiece "The Bridge of San Luis Rey.

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Bookseller: Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 57278
Title: The Woman of Andros
Author: WILDER, Thornton
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Albert & Charles Boni
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1930
Keywords: Modern American Fiction Wilder
Bookseller catalogs: Modern Fiction; Social Fiction; Great Depression;

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