Including: Horace Walpole, William Beckford, and John Polidori, “Three Gothic Novels: The Castle of Otranto, Vathek, The Vampyre, ” Anthony Burgess, “99 Novels: The Best in English since 1939,” Edward N. Zempel and Linda A. Verkler, “First Editions: A Guide to Identification, ” Alex Preminger, Frank J. Warnke, and O. B. Hardison, “The Princeton Handbook of Poetic Terms, ” Cyril Connolly, “One Hundred Modern Books: 1880-1950,” David Grambs, “Literary Companion Dictionary, ” Denis Johnston, “In Search of Swift, " G. E. Kaltenbach, “Dictionary of Pronunciation of Artists’ Names, ” Architect vs. Librarian, “Books in Libraries: Two rounds to a decision, ” Walter Jost and Michael J. Hyde, “Rhetoric and Hermeneutics in Our Time: A Reader, ” John Lawler, “Book Auctions in England in the Seventeenth Century (1676-1700), ” Dorothy Bethurum, “Critical Approaches to Medieval Literature, ” George C. Schoolfield, “A Baedeker of Decadence: Charting a Literary Fashion, 1884-1927,” and Christie’s New York, “The Chevalier Collection of English Twentieth-Century Bookbindings.”
(Shipping dimensions) Height: 11 in x width: 11 in x depth: 9 in.
Condition: General wear as expected of age and material. Works not inspected for missing pages. Likely show signs of wear such as soiling, creases, possibly some tears, and other signs of wear that can be expected from read books.
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