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WILSON, HARRY LEON - The Spenders a Tale of the Third Generation

Title: The Spenders a Tale of the Third Generation
Description: New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1902. Later Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by O'Neill Latham. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning bumping and rubbing. The spine of the book has some fading and light biopredation. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name to the top front endpaper. "Harry Leon Wilson (May 1, 1867 – June 28, 1939) was an American novelist and dramatist best known for his novels Ruggles of Red Gap and Merton of the Movies. His novel Bunker Bean helped popularize the term flapper...In December 1886, Wilson's story The Elusive Dollar Bill was accepted by Puck magazine. He continued to contribute to Puck and became assistant editor in 1892. Henry Cuyler Bunner died in 1896 and Wilson replaced him as editor. The publication of The Spenders allowed Wilson to quit Puck in 1902 and devote himself full-time to writing.". Very Good .

Keywords: Modern Fiction Harry Leon Wilson Humor Modern Fiction

Price: US$ 20.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 43110

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