Literary Essays and Reviews 1920s & 1930s The Shores of Light, Axel's Castle
Hardcover, New York: Library of America, 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Printing. Bound in brown cloth covered boards with gold spine titles. Pages are smythe-sewn into the binding, not glued like most books. Subscriber's edition, comes in a slipcase, not a dust jacket. I bought this book from a library of america subscriber. Comes with a Near Fine cream and gold slipcase. This is LOA book number 176. This volume contains Wilson's literary essays and reviews written during the 1920s and 1930s when Wilson was one of the preeminent critics and men of letters. It includes "The Shores of Light", "Axel's Castle", and Wilson's uncollected reviews. His uncollected reviews include reviews of H. L. Mencken, T. S. Eliot's "The Waste Land", Edith Wharton, and Gertrude Stein. A chronology, Notes on the Texts, and Notes have been included and compiled by the editors. Ships same or next business day well protected in a box. [Item #61994]
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