New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1914. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm); grass green cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt and in blind to spine and front cover; Blanck's binding A, with spine imprint 3/32" tall; top edge gilt; [vi],112,[2]pp. Mild wear to spine ends, upper corners gently tapped (though still sharp), else a fresh, Near Fine copy, lacking the dustjacket. Fantasy novel in the form of a travelogue, in which an American tourist follows the Shakespeare trail, with the narrative covering many of the disputed aspects of Shakespeare's life. BAL 9829; BLEILER (1979 ed.), p.104.

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Bookseller: Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 45326
Title: The Seen and Unseen at Stratford-On-Avon: A Fantasy
Author: HOWELLS, William Dean
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Harper & Brothers Publishers
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1914
Bookseller catalogs: Modern Fiction; Fantasy - Lost Race - Science Fiction;

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