Boston, MA: James R. Osgood and Company, 1873 Book. Illus. by Augustus Hoppin. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo. 8vo. (6) 287 (3) pp, illus. Owner's penciled name on blank prelim. Light external wear with age-toned text block, else, no wear. No markings, tight binding, clean, white and bright. 5.25" x 7.5". Brown cloth with gilt and black illustration and lettering on front board and spine. "William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was an American realist author and literary critic. He wrote his first novel, Their Wedding Journey, in 1871, but his literary reputation really took off with the realist novel A Modern Instance, published in 1882, which describes the decay of a marriage.".

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 006184
Title: Their Wedding Journey
Author: Howells, W. D
Illustrator: Augustus Hoppin
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: James R. Osgood and Company
Place of Publication: Boston, MA
Date Published: 1873
Keywords: LITERATURE 19TH-CENTURY AMERICAN AUTHORS NOVEL
Bookseller catalogs: LITERATURE;
Size: Octavo

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