New York: Library of America, Date: 1989. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Slipcase shows some shelfwear. Red cloth baords and ribbon bookmark. Includes: The Minister's Charge, April Hopes, Annie Kilburn.. First Edition, 1st printing. Slipcased Hard Cover. Very Good -. 1989. Library of America ISBN 0940450518 9780940450516 [US]

The Library of America 1989 Hard cover Fine; Collectible This is the hardcover stated undated Library of America First Edition. Both the dj and the book (with a place ribbon") are in excellent condition. There are no rips, tears, markings, etc. ---and the pages and binding are tight (see photo). **Note: All books listed as FIRST EDITIONS are stated by the publisher in words or number lines--or--only stated editions that include only the publisher and publication date. Check my feedback to see that I sell exactly as I describe. So bid now for this magnificent, impossible-to-find LITERARY COLLECTIBLE.

ISBN10: 0940450518, ISBN13: 9780940450516, [publisher: The Library of America] Hardcover
[Galway, GY, Ireland] [Publication Year: 1989]

ISBN10: 0940450518, ISBN13: 9780940450516, [publisher: Library of America] Hardcover 900 pages. 8.25x5.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1989]

ISBN10: 0940450518, ISBN13: 9780940450516, [publisher: The Library of America, New York] Hardcover Hardcover. 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.InThe 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 the only daughter of parents whose dwindling investments have forced their return from Europe to New England. When Alice meets Dan Mavering, the ...

ISBN10: 0940450518, ISBN13: 9780940450516, [publisher: Library of America, New York] Hardcover The definitive Library of America edition, beautifully produced with slipcase and silk ribbon marker. Over 900 pages. Special paper, red cloth binding with gold stamping. We have many Library of America editions. NOT EX-LIBRARY. Never read, no marks. Shipped promptly from New York. We make every effort to describe our books accurately but your satisfaction is absolutely guaranteed! Any questions answered immediately.
[STATEN ISLAND, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1988]

The Library of America 1989 Hard cover New

ISBN10: 0940450518, ISBN13: 9780940450516, [publisher: Library of America] Hardcover New
[Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]

Library of America 1989 Hardcover New 900 pages. 8.25x5.25x1.00 inches.

New York Library of America 1989 First Edition; First Printing Hardcover Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket.; Library of America; 8.10 X 4.90 X 1.20 inches; 900 pages.

New York: Library of America. Date: 1989. Library of America; First Printing. Hardcover. 0940450518 . Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. ; Library Of America; 8.1 X 4.9 X 1.2 inches; 900 pages . 1989. Library of America ISBN 0940450518 9780940450516 [US]

ISBN10: 0940450518, ISBN13: 9780940450516, [publisher: Library of America, New York] Hardcover Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. ; Library Of America; 8.1 X 4.9 X 1.2 inches; 900 pages.
[Pomona, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]
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ISBN10: 0940450518, ISBN13: 9780940450516, [publisher: Library of America] Hardcover New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.24
[North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1989]