McTEAGUE aka McTEAGUE: The Story of California (ML# 60.1, 1919-25 LEATHERETTE)

NORRIS, FRANK, Written by; Intro by Henry S. Pancoast

Verlag: New York: Boni & Liveright/Modern Library Edition. 1919-1925.

Beschreibung

SHEPARDSON BOOKSTALL, 20 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE. RARE, DIFFICULT TO FIND. Brown LEATHERETTE with gold lettering and trim; BL logo on front; Brodzky Endpapers; previous owner's name on verso of free front endpaper. McTeague is an 1899 novel by Frank Norris. STORY: The book describes the life of a turn-of-the-century dentist in San Francisco, named McTeague. The narrator never reveals McTeague's first name; he is referred to only as "Mac" by the other characters in the novel. It tells the story of a couple's courtship and marriage, and their subsequent descent into poverty, violence and finally murder as the result of jealousy and greed. The book was the basis for Erich von Stroheim's film, Greed. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 444

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Titel: McTEAGUE aka McTEAGUE: The Story of ...

Verlag: New York: Boni & Liveright/Modern Library Edition. 1919-1925.

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket