William D Howells Intro (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good Overall; small tears to crown of vol I; some rubbing/bumping and a touch of fraying to other extremities; tanning to cloth of spines, with dulling of gilt lettering; bookplates on front pastedowns partly covers patches of glue residue where another label was removed; small stain to flyleaf of vol II; else Fine. Hinges sound, spines straight and well rounded, pages clean and bright except as noted. Appears unread. No dust jackets. Bound in elaborately decorated red cloth with red "topstain" to all edges; 4.5x6 inches; vol I: 243 pp; vol II: 272 pp. William Dean Howells (1837 - 1920), American realist novelist, literary critic, playwright, and diplomat, nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters", provided introductions to a series of autobiographies by this publisher, of which this is one. The translator is not noted. Book.…