Description
1926 edition. Hardcover has significant wear, scuffs, small marks, stains and small tears. No dust jacket. Spine has significant reading creases and wear, small tears on top and bottom. Pages have some marks and small tears on some pages but largely are clean and the binding is secure.
This well-worn copy of “American and British Literature Since 1890” by Carl and Mark Van Doren is a true bibliophile’s treasure. Published in 1926, it captures the literary zeitgeist of the early 20th century, a period marked by groundbreaking movements like modernism and the Harlem Renaissance. The Van Doren brothers, esteemed scholars and critics, offer a comprehensive survey of the era’s most influential writers, from Henry James and Joseph Conrad to Ezra Pound and Langston Hughes. Despite its age and visible signs of use, this volume retains a certain charm, its tattered pages and creased spine bearing witness to the countless readers who have turned to it for insight and inspiration over the decades. For collectors, it represents a tangible link to a pivotal moment in literary history, when the boundaries of form and content were being pushed to their limits. Readers, too, will find value in the Van Dorens’ incisive analysis and their ability to situate these works within their cultural and historical contexts.
