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E. M. Forster The Makers of Modern Literature
by TRILLING, Lionel
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Norfolk, Connecticut: New Directions Books, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Very Good+/Very Good. Alvin Lustig (dust jacket). 12mo. Pp. 192. Frontis. subject portrait photograph. Bibliography, index. Bright green cloth, titles with series name stamped in black on the spine, series device on the title page. Very slight evidence of wear. In the two color illustrated dust jacket on tan paper with price $1.50 intact on the front flap: spine somewhat darkened, half-inch closed tear near the spine head, a small ink mark near the spine on the back panel. Third in The Makers of Modern Literature series. An early study from the leading literary critic. Lustig's jacket and series colophon pen-in-hand design is uncredited. Please see Purity of Aim: The Book Jacket Designs of Alvin Lustig by Ned Drew and Paul Sternberger, pp. 14-15 for the history of Lustig's design for the "Makers of Modern Literature Series." Dust jacket preserved in a removable, clear archival sleeve.
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- Bookseller
- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6288
- Title
- E. M. Forster The Makers of Modern Literature
- Author
- TRILLING, Lionel
- Illustrator
- Alvin Lustig (dust jacket)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New Directions Books
- Place of Publication
- Norfolk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1943
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About the Seller
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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Seattle, Washington
About Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books was established in 1996 as a natural progression of proprietor Jeffrey Long's historical and bibliophilic interests. We are located in West Seattle and can be visited by appointment only.
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