Buy this book on-line Howells, W. D : Out of the Question: A ComedyJames R. Osgood and Company, Late Ticknor and Fields, and Fields, Osgood, and Company, Boston, MA, 1877
Original publisher's red-brown cloth binding. 4 1/2" x 6." 183 pages, complete. Gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Impressed decorations on front and back covers. Former ownership inscription on front flyleaf: "For Willie, with sillious (?) love. Oct. 30th, '77." Pages are clean; binding is tight. A very clean copy. Referenced in the Bibliography of American Literature (BAL) 9575. William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was an American novelist, literary critic, and playwright nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters." This is a romantic comedy about a steamboat engineer named Blake who tries to win the hand of the lady aristocrat, Leslie. Five parts: "In the Parlor of the Ponwasset Hotel," "'In the Fayre Forest,'" "A Slight Misunderstanding," "Mrs. Murray's Triumph," "Blake Saving Doubt," and "Mr. Charles Bellingham's Diplomacy.". Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Howells, W. D : Out of the Question: A Comedy. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including libri rari, out-of-print books, livres d'occasion, used books and incunabula. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |