Twenty Years Ago: A Book of Anecdote Illustrating Literary Life in London

Edmund Downey

Verlag: Hurst and Blackett, London, 1905

Beschreibung

A very scarce first edition of this cultural work exploring literary life in London. First edition. Very scarce. This work is culturally important within literary criticism. Edmund Downey explores twenty years of literary London life through a range of anecdote's. Its aim was to understand how authors interact in an environment of 'literary bohemianism'. Downey suggests that this twenty year period was a significant time of change, London was becoming less vibrant. Includes 16 plates of important people living in London. These include William Tinsel, Willkie Collins, James Rice and Irving Bishop. Bound in a cloth binding. Fading to the boards and spine. Damp staining to the spine and boards. Rear joint has cracked. Internally firmly bound. Spotting to the first and last pages. Booksellers blind stamp on the front pastedown. Pages generally bright and clean. All plates clean. Pages roughly cut with page 89 to 92 uncut. Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 877V29

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Twenty Years Ago: A Book of Anecdote ...

Verlag: Hurst and Blackett, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1905

Einband: Cloth

Illustrator: None

Zustand: Good

Auflage: First edition.

Art des Buches: book