George Jean Nathan (1882-1958) was formative influence on American letters in the first half of this century, and is generally considered the leading drama critic of his era. With H. L. Mencken, Nathan edited The Smart Set and founded and edited The American Mercury, journals that shaped opinion in the 1920s and 1930s. This series of reprints, individually introduced by the distinguished critic and novelist Charles Angoff, collects Nathan's penetrating, witty, and sometimes cynical drama criticism.
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George Jean Nathan (1882-1958) was formative influence on American letters in the first half of this century, and is generally considered the leading drama critic of his era. With H. L. Mencken, Nathan edited The Smart Set and founded and edited The American Mercury, journals that shaped opinion in the 1920s and 1930s. This series of reprints, individually introduced by the distinguished critic and novelist Charles Angoff, collects Nathan's penetrating, witty, and sometimes cynical drama criticism.
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Add this copy of The Critic and the Drama to cart. $25.50, very good condition, Sold by George Houle rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Palm Springs, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1922 by New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1922..
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Very Good. No Jacket. First edition (so stated; "January, 1922"). 8vo. Original gilt stamped black cloth (gilt on spine dull; minor rubbing), top edge stained black, other uncut and partly unopened. Very good. 152 pages. No dust jacket.
Add this copy of The Critic and the Drama to cart. $282.00, like new condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1922 by Alfred A. Knopf.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. First edition. Gilt spine lettering a bit tarnished, else about fine in attractive, very good dustwrapper with several shallow nicks and tears. Very scarce in jacket.
