The Rise of Silas Lapham (The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature)
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1983. Hassam, Childe. Reissue. Full-Leather. Very Good / No Jacket. Item #2330687
Minor blemishes to boards and to gilt on edges.
371, [1] pp. Black full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Illustrated with reproductions from paintings by Childe Hassam. "A greedy, unscrupulous man loses his business and lover. In his humility he begins to think of others and makes not a material, but spiritual and ethical rise. This is a book of tragicomedy, romanticism, realism, society and art, as well as a study of American culture."
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