Letters from The Raven. Being the Correspondence of Lafcadio Hearn with Henry Watkin. With Introduction and Critical Comment by the Editor Milton Bronner
by Hearn Lafcadio
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- Hardcover
- first
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
London: Archibald Constable & Company, 1908. First UK Edition. With illustrations throughout, being reproductions of pencil sketches, cards and letters from Hearn. 8vo, publisher’s original black cloth, lettered on the upper cover in gilt, the spine with an all over gilt geometric decoration and gilt lettered. 201 pp. A lovely copy, internally fine, fresh and clean, the cloth very bright with nice gilt, the black cloth on the spine just mellowed a bit and the gilt very fresh. A LOVELY COPY, FAR MORE FRESH AND CLEAN THEN IS TYPICALLY FOUND. The collection contains the letters, "Letters from the Raven," "Letters to a Lady,"and "Letters of Ozias Midwinter." They not only display Hearn’s great literary elegance but also offer valuable insight to his thoughts and values. These were written during his years in the South and contain his thoughts and impressions on New Orleans, Memphis and elsewhere.
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- Bookseller
- Buddenbrooks, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23889
- Title
- Letters from The Raven. Being the Correspondence of Lafcadio Hearn with Henry Watkin. With Introduction and Critical Comment by the Editor Milton Bronner
- Author
- Hearn Lafcadio
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Archibald Constable & Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1908
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