Of Time And The River - A Legend of Man's Hunger In His Youth
Scriner's and Sons.New York, 1935. Scriner's and Sons. New York 1935. Library of. under title: Look homeward, angel]"--Publisher's note. LCCN NO.s line 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 H/C 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 22. Near Fine ,tight, clean , no writing or labels. Yellow paper over boards, black cloth spine, gold lettering. show more ↓
It is a fictionalized autobiography, using the name Eugene Gant for Wolfe's, detailing the protagonist's early and mid-twenties, during which time the character attends Harvard University, moves to New York City and teaches English at a university there, and travels overseas with the character Francis Starwick Francis Starwick was based on Wolfe's friend, playwright Kenneth Raisbeck. The novel was published by Scriber and edited by Maxwell Perkins. The narrative of Of Time and the River closely follows the events of Wolfe's own life from 1920 to 1925 The novel, which ran to 912 pages in its first. Very Good / Very Good. Item #biblio493
ISBN: 0684106809
Charles Scriner's Sons. New York 1935. "First printing, February, 1935 ,third printing, March, 1935.""This novel is the second in a series of six ... The title of the whole work, when complete, will be the same as that of the present book, 'Of time and the river.' [The first in the series was published under title: Look homeward, angel]"--Publisher's note. LCCN NO.s line 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 H/C 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 22. Near Fine ,tight, clean , no writing or labels. Yellow paper over boards, black cloth spine, gold lettering. DJ Very Good, clean , vibrant, slight shelf wear at top and bottom of spine, top corners slightly bumped.
Price: $75.00