THE VACATION OF THE KELWINS. AN IDYLL OF THE MIDDLE EIGHTEEN-SEVENTIES. New York and London, Harper & Brothers Publishers, [1920]. Octavo, original decorated green cloth stamped in gold and blind. First edition, second printing? The earliest printing code on the copyright page appears to be "H-U;" the code in ours is "L-U," several months later. One of the "best examples of the more cynical and self-critical work that Howells produced in the twentieth century ... declarations of powerlessness against an intellectual America hopelessly overwhelmed by is own social inequities and failed ideals" (Paul Abeln, WDH and the Ends of Realism). BAL 9862. Cloth lightly worn at spine ends and corner tips, a very good copy. (#130096).
Price: $45.00
"published in September 1920" and "L-U" on copyright page.