The Opinions of Oliver Allston
by Brooks, Van Wyck
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1941. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Later Printing. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, blue cloth, no dust-jacket. 309 pages. Eighth printing, same year as the first. The creation of Oliver Allston, a literary man and critic and thinly veiled disguise for himself, provides Brooks the opportunity to opine on subjects literary, cultural and political. From notes on painters, business, communism, nationalism, literature et alia the author uses his fictional amanuensis to give expression to his own thoughts on a host of subjects. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, tight and unmarked copy. Very good..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017345
- Title
- The Opinions of Oliver Allston
- Author
- Brooks, Van Wyck
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1941
- Keywords
- Fiction, Criticism
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literary Criticism;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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