ALLEN, HERVEY — Anthony Adverse
NY: Farrar and Rinehart, 1933. 1st Edition. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Illustrated by Allan McNab. Publisher's full blue cloth over flexible boards, gilt lettering on spine, blind-stamped borders and gilt lettering on cover, fore-edge deckle. NB. William Hervey Allen Jr. (1889 – 1949) was an American educator, poet, and writer. He is best known for his work Anthony Adverse (made into a 1936 movie of the same name), regarded by many critics "as the model and precursor of the contemporary American historical novel.". Gilt lettering on spine faded, head and heelof spine lightly worn, else fine; unmarked, tight, square, and clean. NEAR FINE.. Decorations. Thick 8vo 8" to 9" tall. xi, 1224 pages. Near Fine with no dust jacket .
