New York And London: Harper & Brothers, Publishers. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1902. First Edition. Hard cover. Sage (green) cloth cover with gilt and red lettering on front and gilt lettering on spine has light wear at corners and head, tail of spine. Spine is slightly darkened. Binding sound. Top edge gilt, fore and bottom edges deckled. Previous owner's name in pencil on ffep, pages otherwise clean and unmarked. Lacking DJ. BAL9749 ; Frontis. + 32 BW illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 323 pages .

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Bookseller: James F. Balsley, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 9433
Title: LITERATURE AND LIFE: STUDIES
Author: Howells, W. D
Format/Binding: Hard cover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper & Brothers, Publishers
Place of Publication: New York And London
Date Published: 1902
Bookseller catalogs: American Literature; Essays;

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