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Seven essays on novelists including Huxley, Waugh, Greene, Faulkener, Hemingway, Bowen, Woolf and Joyce. 204pp. Bright copy with a sound binding. An old newspaper review of the book pasted to ffep. No wear to cloth. Dustjacket has a little rubbing and a little edge wear. Weight, 420g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Small octavo. Authors considered are Aldous Huxley, Evelyn Waugh, Graham Greene, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, Elizabeth Bowen, Virginia Woolf & James Joyce. Condition: corners lightly bumped; soiling to binding; else good. Pages: xliii, 204.

THE VANISHING HERO, STUDIES IN NOVELISTS OF THE TWENTIES BY SEAN O'FAOLAIN. 1ST EDITION HARDBACK, PREVIOUS OWNER'S NAME ON FFEP. 222 PAGES.

This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in a Very Good Dust-Jacket,with no chips or tears to the outer edges of the dust-jacket.Not price clipped.The book has NO previous ownership names present.The book has a firm binding with no loose leaves.The d/j comes well protected in a brodart cover sleeve,8vo 222pp First Edition 1st Impression Size: 8vo - over 6 ¾" - 9¾" Tall

First edition copy. . Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. (literary criticism, literature, ireland, irish)

1957 1st ed. 204pp. beige & black cloth 8vo: Good in a generally Good dj in Brodart poly cover [shelf rubbing along bottom edges & corners; some age browning; else a clean, complete & tight copy; dj = p-c; some edge tears; else G] Essays on the work of Evelyn Waugh, Aldous Huxley, Graham Greene, Virginia Woolf, Elizabeth Bowen, James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner by the prolific Irish writer O'Faolain (1900-91).

First edition copy. Collectible-Very Good. Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. (literary criticism, literature, ireland, irish)

First edition. Near fine in very good dustwrapper with faded spine and some soiling at the extremities.

222pp. 8vo. Original cloth in fine state, dustwrapper slightly less so. First edition. Novelists studied: Huxley, Waugh, Greene, Faulkner, Hemingway, Elizabeth Bowen, Virginia Woolf, James Joyce.

Based on a series of lectures delivered at Princeton University in Spring, 1953. The chapters are on Waugh and Huxley ("I do not think, therefore I am"); Graham Greene ("I suffer, therefore I am"); William Faulkner ("More genius than talent"); Ernest Hemingway ("Man without memories"); Elizabeth Bowen ("Romance does not pay" - any irony here as she and O'Faolain were lovers?); Virginia Woolf and James Joyce ("Narcissa and Lucifer").

Jacket faded at spine.

First edition copy. Collectible-Very Good. Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. (literary criticism, literature, ireland, irish)

1956. First Edition. Hardcover. 222pp. First edition copy.....We ship daily from our warehouse.

1956. First Edition. Hardcover. 222pp. First edition copy.....We ship daily from our warehouse.