Author: James Lane Allen
Title: A Kentucky Cardinal and Aftermath
Description: London, Macmillan and Co. 1901. Cloth. A charming cloth bound edition of two works by James Lane Allen: 'A Kentucky Cardinal' and 'Aftermath&apos. James Lane Allen was an American novelist and short story writer whose work, including these two novels, often depict the culture and dialects of his native Kentucky. His work is characteristic of the late-19th century local color era, when writers sought to capture the vernacular in their fiction. Illustrated throughout from drawings by Hugh Thomson, the notable Irish Illustrator best known for his pen-and-ink illustrations of works by authors such as Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and J. M. Barrie. A new edition of this work. In a full pictorial cloth binding with gilt stamping to front board and spine. Externally, very smart with light rubbing to head and tail of spine. Spine sunned. Prior owner's inscription to recto of front endpaper, offset to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd spot. Spotting to the first few pages. Offsetting to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Hugh Thomson. Very Good Indeed .
Keywords: Thomson Illustrated Allen Vernacular Illustrated America Hugh Thomson
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Title: A Kentucky Cardinal and Aftermath
Description: London, Macmillan and Co. 1901. Cloth. A charming cloth bound edition of two works by James Lane Allen: 'A Kentucky Cardinal' and 'Aftermath&apos. James Lane Allen was an American novelist and short story writer whose work, including these two novels, often depict the culture and dialects of his native Kentucky. His work is characteristic of the late-19th century local color era, when writers sought to capture the vernacular in their fiction. Illustrated throughout from drawings by Hugh Thomson, the notable Irish Illustrator best known for his pen-and-ink illustrations of works by authors such as Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and J. M. Barrie. A new edition of this work. In a full pictorial cloth binding with gilt stamping to front board and spine. Externally, very smart with light rubbing to head and tail of spine. Spine sunned. Prior owner's inscription to recto of front endpaper, offset to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd spot. Spotting to the first few pages. Offsetting to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Hugh Thomson. Very Good Indeed .
Keywords: Thomson Illustrated Allen Vernacular Illustrated America Hugh Thomson
Price: GBP 50.00 = appr. US$ 71.40 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: GEN9-B-27
- Book number: GEN9-B-27
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