Most of the scenes are laid in central New York, where the author, Edward Noyes Westcott, was born, September 24, 1847, and where he died of consumption, March 31, 1898. Nearly all his life was passed in his native city of Syracuse, and although banking and not authorship was the occupation of his active years, yet his sensitive and impressionable temperament had become so saturated with the local atmosphere, and his retentive memory so charged with facts, that when at length he took up the pen he was able to create in ...
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Most of the scenes are laid in central New York, where the author, Edward Noyes Westcott, was born, September 24, 1847, and where he died of consumption, March 31, 1898. Nearly all his life was passed in his native city of Syracuse, and although banking and not authorship was the occupation of his active years, yet his sensitive and impressionable temperament had become so saturated with the local atmosphere, and his retentive memory so charged with facts, that when at length he took up the pen he was able to create in David Harum a character so original, so true, and so strong, yet withal so delightfully quaint and humorous, that we are at once compelled to admit that here is a new and permanent addition to the long list of American literary portraits.
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Seller's Description:
Good. No dust jacket. HARDCOVER SIGNED BY PREVIOUS OWNER ARDELLA PHILLIPS DEC 25 1898 392 p. : [1] leaf of ill.; 20 cm. Inc. HARDCOVER SIGNED BY PREVIOUS OWNER ARDELLA PHILLIPS DEC 25 1898 392 p. : [1] leaf of ill.; 20 cm. Includes Illustrations. HARDCOVER SIGNED BY PREVIOUS OWNER ARDELLA PHILLIPS DEC 25 1898 392 p. : [1] leaf of ill.; 20 cm. Inc
Publisher:
New York and Cleveland: D. Appleton and Company, 1907.
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
8368077501
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Very Good. Book 12 mo., hardcover, VG condition in yellow and red decorative cloth boards with black design. Early edition of this humorous story of a late 19th century upstate New York banker, Later the basis for the movie starring Will Rogers. 392 pp. including epilogue.
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Good. Good hardcover. No DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear with some rubbing/smudging. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Book spine slightly shelf-cocked. Previous owner's name on end paper.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
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Good. Hardcover. No DJ. Pages are unmarked. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing/soiling. Front hinge cracked but binding intact.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!