THE ENGLISH NOVEL IN THE TIME OF SHAKESPEARE
New York/London: G.P. Putnams/T. Fisher Unwin, 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Revised and Enlarged by the author. Chapters on literature pre- and post-Shakespeare with many plates. Jusserand was the French ambassador to the United States during World War I and also a perceptive critic of English literature. In 1916, he received the first Pulitzer Prize for history. Author Frank Swinnerton's copy SIGNED by him on a preliminary blank. Bookseller's ticket on the rear pastedown and on the front pastedown the small Fountain Lawn Library bookplate of coal baron La Fayette Butler, many of whose books were left untouched from the time of their purchase by him until their sale in the summer of 1999. Some dampstaining scattered throughout; slight cracking of hinges. Very Good, lacking the dustwrapper. Item #015105
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