Author: Robert Hichens
Title: The Londoners
Description: Chicago, Herbert S. Stone & Company, 1898. First edition. Cloth. A smart first US edition of this satirical work on society life from English author Robert Hichens. First US edition, published the same year as the UK first. Uncommon edition. Following two smart young women; one who has become wearied with her position and its duties, so sets out to escape from society life, and the other who intends to make every effort to get into proper society. Written by Robert Smythe Hichens, an English journalist, novelist, music lyricist, short story writer, and music critic who collaborated on many successful plays. In the original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light rubbing to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small handling mark. Light residue from the previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

Keywords: Londoners Society Hichens Society None


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