The Man Behind the Book - Essays in Understanding

Henry Van Dyke

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929

Condition: Very Good Hardcover

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Publisher - Charles Scribner's Sons, New York and London, 1929. 1st ed. First edition. Very good+++ copy, bright coloured illustration of vines in bold, purple and turquoise to front board, gilt lettering and illustrations to spine. A few small bumps to edges, but a very attractive binding. Previous owner's name and date to tanned ffep. Frontispiece (portrait of George Meredith) with tissue guard. Seven further full page b/w plates portraits of Chaucer, Whitman, Byron, Shelley, Hardy, Wilder, and Cather. Title page in red and black. Sections on 'Lights in Poetry', 'Problematic Natures in English Literature', and 'Four Noteworthy Modern Novels'. 357pp. Page fore edges rough cut. Light marks to page top edges and small dent in lower edges. A very handsome volume. Seller Inventory # ABE-1614933980439

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Title: The Man Behind the Book - Essays in ...

Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons

Publication Date: 1929

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition

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We are a family run bookshop in rural Galloway, based in a restored eighteenth century cotton mill. We are open daily April to October. We have a very good collection of Scottish books, poetry, art and architecture, and natural history, and a good general collection. We welcome your questions about any of our books - we will try to answer quickly! The Mill Bookshop, Gatehouse of Fleet, Dumfries and Galloway, 01557 814458, books@millonthefleet.co.uk.

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