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Venetian Life by William Dean Howells 2 vol. #2355682

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Venetian Life by William Dean Howells 2 vol. #2355682
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"Venetian Life" by William Dean Howells in 2 volumes.



1891

Boston and New York

Houghton, Mifflin and Company

The Riverside Press, Cambridge



Hardback - 279 and 287 pages



In good condition. Cloth cover with gilt lettering on the front and spine. All pages and cover tight. The covers are dirty.



Inside cover has a bookplate Private Library of Alvin Joiner.



There are 23 illustrations in volume 1 and 17 in volume 2 by such artists as Childe Hassam, Ross Turner, Rhoda Holmes Nicholls and F. Hopkinson Smith.



I am listing this book and a large collection of books by noted authors (many inscribed) from the estate of John and Jean Siddall. John Siddall was the editor of "The American Magazine" in the mid to late 20's. A little information about John Siddall and "The American Magazine".



In June of 1906, muckraking journalists Ray Stannard Baker, Lincoln Steffens, and Ida M. Tarbell left "McClure's Magazine" to help create "American Magazine". Ray Stannard Baker contributed articles under the pseudynom David Grayson. Under John S. Phillips, who served as editor until 1915, the monthly magazine departed somewhat from the muckraking style and focused on human interest stories, social issues, and fiction. Initially published by his Phillips Publishing Company of Springfield, Ohio, it later was taken over by Crowell Publishing Company then merged to become Crowell-Collier who published it until its closure in ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Very Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1891</td></tr>


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<tr><td>Title:Venetian Life by William Dean Howells 2 vol.</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Chino, California</td></tr>
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