The Dream Of Arcadia American Writers and Artists In Italy 1760-1915

Dutton, New York, 1958. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). 8vo. 272pp. Grey boards lettered and ruled in silver at the spine. Tip of one corner bumped, endpapers a little browned and the upper board lifting just a fraction. A very nice copy in slightly nicked and dusty non-price-clipped dust wrapper. Includes chapters on Washington Irving,… Read more about this item

E.P. Dutton & Company, 1958. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x5x1. Inscribed warmly by the author to poet Padraic Colum on the front endpaper. Dust jacket has has edge wear, spine is sunned, some soiling on rear, loss at head of spine, price unclipped. Pale blue/grey cloth boards are darkened on the edges, rubbed at the extremities.… Read more about this item

London; J M Dent & Sons, 1959., 1959. Hardcover. FIRST UK EDITION. Xiii, 272 pp. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: Very Good. Blue cloth with dull gilt titles in unclipped grey pictorial dust-jacket. Inner front hinge paper split but sound. Clean & tight internally with no inscriptions. Jacket nicked & creased to edge.

Dutton, 1958. First edition. SIGNED. Near fine gray boards with clean text throughout. Cover is poor with internal mends, still holding to its integrity. Affectionate inscription and fully signed by Van Wyck Brooks to the opening flyleaf