(Boston: Ticknor and Company, 1887).

FIRST EDITION. Howells was an esteemed novelist, dramatist, and poet, perhaps most well known for his glorifying literary critiques such as MY LITERARY PASSIONS, CRITICISM AND FICTION, and MY MARK TWAIN. His biography of Twain was especially significant as his friendship with the author lasted for nearly 45 years. THE RISE OF SILAS LAPHAM is considered his best and most important novel.
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First Edition. 8vo, publisher’s original terra cotta Victorian cloth, decorated in gilt and black on the spine and upper cover. (4), 463, (24 ads). A clean and handsome copy. Very bright and very well preserved.