Cady, Edwin H.,

The Realist at War: the mature years of William Dean Howells 1885-1920.

Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press, (1958). VG in VG DJ. Howells was America's foremost critic & exponent of realism whose revolutionary novels aroused conscience of lit. world. DJ rubbed, clippd. Bibliographical notes, index. Cady presents Howells as a devoted fighter for the right in American literature & society as he saw it.

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Book number: BOOKS008483I

Catalogue: Literary criticism

Overton, Grant,

American Nights Entertainment.

NY, Appleton, 1923. Stated 1st ptg. VG. Dark green binding, paper title labels on front cover & spine (some tanning), edge wear. Laid in vintage newspaper article. on Grant Overton stating, "it is his admirable work as critic and writer about writers, that has brought Grant Overton conspiculously before the reading public, not only as a source of reference, but because of the excellence of its literary value. It was primarily in this capacity of critic and book reviewer, that Mr. Overton visited the Ho-Ho-Kus Woman's Club recently." Owner name ft endpaper.

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Book number: BOOKS051960I

Catalogue: Literary Criticism

Di Piero, W. S.,

Memory and Enthusiasm: essays 1975-1985.

Princeton, NJ, Princeton Univ Press, (1989). VG PB. Di Piero writes about what it was like to be an America poet during this 10 yr time period & an autobiography for a poetics.

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Book number: BOOKS027643I

Catalogue: Literary criticism

Rand, Ayn,

For the New Intellectual: the philosophy of Ayn Rand.

NY, Random House, (1961). G+. Underlining and writing in margins for first 25 pages and on back ep o/w very good. Owner's inscr, sticker fep.

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Book number: BOOKS002141I

Catalogue: Literary criticism