Opinions of Oliver Allston
by Brooks, Van Wyck
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: E P Dutton& Co, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback E P Dutton 1941 Stated First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition with a Fair Dust Jacket now protected in archival cover. The American critic and historian Van Wyck Brooks has wrtten this book that is of permanent significance to the history of American literature. He writes of his theories and opinions in the guise of the transparent robes of Oliver Allston, his pseudonym. Blue full cloth with white titles, quite clean, unmarked, gently used book, lower edges lightly rubbed, binding tight, solid and square. Pages lightly and evenly toned, clean, no marks of any kind, no creases. 309 pages, indexed. 5.75 x 8.75 inches. 1941, E P Dutton & o. New York.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 026501
- Title
- Opinions of Oliver Allston
- Author
- Brooks, Van Wyck
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- E P Dutton& Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1941
- Size
- 8vo - over 7
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- LITERATURE HISTORY OF AMERICAN
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