New York: Library of America. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. Date: 1989. 1st Library of America Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0940450518 . Ivory slipcase and burgundy boards. Silk ribbon bookmark. ; Library of America; 8.10 X 4.90 X 1.20 inches; 900 pages . 1989. Library of America ISBN 0940450518 9780940450516 [US]

ISBN10: 0940450518, ISBN13: 9780940450516, [publisher: Library of America, New York, New York, U.S.A.] Hardcover Library of America No. 44. Crisp, bright, and clean; no owners' marks; there are spots of light surface wear on either side of the spine head and just a bit of shelf wear at the bottom, closed side of the slipcase, otherwise as new.
[Iowa City, IA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]
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Library of America. Fine. Date: 1989. Hardcover. 0940450518 . First printing. Book is in like new condition. Slipcase is very good.; Library Of America; 8.1 X 4.9 X 1.2 inches; 900 pages . 1989. Library of America ISBN 0940450518 9780940450516 [US]

New York, New York, U.S. A Library of America 1989 First Printing Hard Cover in Slipcase Near Fine in Slipcase-Near Fine jacket Library of America No. 44. Crisp, bright, and clean; no owners' marks; there are spots of light surface wear on either side of the spine head and just a bit of shelf wear at the bottom, closed side of the slipcase, otherwise as new.

Library of America 1989 First Edition Hardcover 881 pages. A collection of novels by the editor of the Atlantic Monthly and longtime friend of Mark Twain. LOA number 44. First edition (first printing). A fine, unread hardcover copy; no dust jacket, as issued. Subscribers edition, in a near fine slipcase. William Dean Howells was the foremost champion of realism in late-nineteenth-century American fiction. The three novels in this Library of America volume perceptively and often satirically examine the conflict between Christian ideals and commercial success, the contrast between a society's rituals of courtship and the realities of love, and the way in which a community's democratic aspirations are contradicted by its class divisions. In The Minister's Charge (1886), Lemuel Barker leaves his impoverished farm and comes to Boston hoping to become a published poet. Proud, innocent, and implacably honest, he is quickly plunged into the humiliating depths of urban homelessness. His plight weighs on the conscience of David Sewell, a minister who could not bear to tell Barker how bad his poetry was. As he witnesses Lemuel's attempts to live a dignified life in a city marked by cruel indifference and unexpected kindness, Sewell must confront the "complicity" he shares in the fate of every member of his society. April Hopes (1887) was, by Howells's later recollection, the first novel that he wrote "with the distinct consciousness that he was writing as a realist." Alice Pasmer is ...

ISBN10: 0940450518, ISBN13: 9780940450516, [publisher: Library of America] Hardcover First Edition 881 pages. A collection of novels by the editor of the Atlantic Monthly and longtime friend of Mark Twain. LOA number 44. First edition (first printing). A fine, unread hardcover copy; no dust jacket, as issued. Subscribers edition, in a near fine slipcase. William Dean Howells was the foremost champion of realism in late-nineteenth-century American fiction. The three novels in this Library of America volume perceptively and often satirically examine the conflict between Christian ideals and commercial success, the contrast between a society's rituals of courtship and the realities of love, and the way in which a community's democratic aspirations are contradicted by its class divisions. In The Minister's Charge (1886), Lemuel Barker leaves his impoverished farm and comes to Boston hoping to become a published poet. Proud, innocent, and implacably honest, he is quickly plunged into the humiliating depths of urban homelessness. His plight weighs on the conscience of David Sewell, a minister who could not bear to tell Barker how bad his poetry was. As he witnesses Lemuel's attempts to live a dignified life in a city marked by cruel indifference and unexpected kindness, Sewell must confront the "complicity" he shares in the fate of every member of his society. April Hopes (1887) was, by Howells's later recollection, the first novel that ...
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Library of America, Date: 1984, first printing, .. /Dust Jacket Included. 1984. Hardcover. 0940450518 hardback, 8vo, 882pp, clean and tight, no inscriptions, Very Good / Very Good dustwrapper, ISBN: 0940450518 . 1984. Library of America, 1984, first printing, . ISBN 0940450518 9780940450516 [GB]

ISBN10: 0940450518, ISBN13: 9780940450516, [publisher: Library of America, (New York)] Hardcover Reprint. Fine in dustwrapper, in publisher's shrinkwrap.
[Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.]
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ISBN10: 0940450518, ISBN13: 9780940450516, [publisher: Library of America, 1984, first printing, .] Hardcover hardback, 8vo, 882pp, clean and tight, no inscriptions, Very Good / Very Good dustwrapper, ISBN: 0940450518
[Lewes, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1984]
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Library of America. Used - Like New. Like New condition. Slipcase Very Good. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects. Library of America ISBN 0940450518 9780940450516 [US]

(New York): Library of America. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Reprint. Fine in dustwrapper, in publisher's shrinkwrap. Library of America ISBN 0940450518 US

New York Library of America 1989 First Edition Thus Hardcover Fine Book First edition thus, first printing, hardcover. Maroon cloth with gilt letters on spine. 881 pages. Maroon ribbon marker. Fine in a fine, cream slipcase. No jacket, as issued. Includes: THE MINISTER'S CHARGE, APRIL HOPES, and ANNIE KILBURN.

Library of America, Date: 1989. As new condition hardcover book in as new condition dust jacket. The book is housed in a slip case which is in very good condition. Not a remainder or an ex library book. The book is like new - the pages are pristine and the book shows no wear. This was part of a collection of books and nearly all of the Library of America books appeared to be unread. Stated first printing. . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1989. Library of America ISBN 0940450518 9780940450516 [US]

New York: Library of America, Date: 1989. Ex-Library. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING (stated) of the First Edition (thus). Three of Howells' novels in one volume, the author known for his realism and sharp criticism of societal beliefs and practices, with themes of impoverishment, urban homelessness, both kindness and indifference, young women being brought into marriage by parents, individua faults, virtues, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains chronological and textual notes, 881pp. A very nice copy, the jacket in a protective cover, tasseled, and with the usual ex-lib markings. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1989. Library of America ISBN 0940450518 9780940450516 [US]

ISBN10: 0940450518, ISBN13: 9780940450516, [publisher: Library of America, New York] Hardcover First Edition FIRST PRINTING (stated) of the First Edition (thus). Three of Howells' novels in one volume, the author known for his realism and sharp criticism of societal beliefs and practices, with themes of impoverishment, urban homelessness, both kindness and indifference, young women being brought into marriage by parents, individua faults, virtues, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains chronological and textual notes, 881pp. A very nice copy, the jacket in a protective cover, tasseled, and with the usual ex-lib markings. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
[Garrison, ND, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]

ISBN10: 0940450518, ISBN13: 9780940450516, [publisher: Library of America] Hardcover First Edition No markings.
[Manchester-By-the-Sea, MA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]

ISBN10: 0940450518, ISBN13: 9780940450516, [publisher: Library of America, New York] Hardcover First edition thus, first printing, hardcover. Maroon cloth with gilt letters on spine. 881 pages. Maroon ribbon marker. Fine in a fine, cream slipcase. No jacket, as issued. Includes: THE MINISTER'S CHARGE, APRIL HOPES, and ANNIE KILBURN
[Coal Valley, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]

Library of America, Date: 1989-09-01. Hardcover. Used:Good. 1989. Library of America ISBN 0940450518 9780940450516 [US]

ISBN10: 0940450518, ISBN13: 9780940450516, [publisher: The Library of America] Hardcover
[New York, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]

ISBN10: 0940450518, ISBN13: 9780940450516, [publisher: Library of America] Hardcover Buy for Great customer experience
[Houston, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]

New York: Literary Classics of the United State, Date: 1989. 1st Printing. Edited by Don L. Cook. [x] 881p., dj (The library of America, 44). 1989. Literary Classics of the United State ISBN 0940450518 9780940450516 [US]

ISBN10: 0940450518, ISBN13: 9780940450516, [publisher: Penguin Random House] Hardcover Unread copy in mint condition
[Avenel, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]

ISBN10: 0940450518, ISBN13: 9780940450516, [publisher: Library of America] Hardcover First Edition First printing. Very clean. No markings. Ribbon bookmark. Book is in a very good slipcase. Pictures on request
[Mt. Pleasant, SC, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]

ISBN10: 0940450518, ISBN13: 9780940450516, [publisher: Library of America] Hardcover
[Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]

ISBN10: 0940450518, ISBN13: 9780940450516, [publisher: Library of America] Hardcover
[Columbia, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]
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