They Stooped to Folly: A Comedy of Morals
by Glasgow, Ellen
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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About This Item
U.S.A: The Book League of America, 1929. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback Reprint. Hardcover 1929 Book in Very Good Condition. Pages heavily toned, otherwise quite clean and unmarked, black cloth binding with gilt title on decorated spine is very clean, no obvious wear, tight & solid, square with sharp corners. Ellen Glasgow (1873-1945) was an American novelist whose works portrayed the changing world of the contemporary South. "They Stooped to Folly" is a social satire on manners in the early 20th century in the South. It is one of her later works that are considered the most artful criticism of romantic illusion of her career. 274 pages. 8 x 5.5 inches. 1929, The Book League of America, USA
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027056
- Title
- They Stooped to Folly: A Comedy of Morals
- Author
- Glasgow, Ellen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Book League of America
- Place of Publication
- U.S.A
- Date Published
- 1929
- Size
- 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- GLASGOW, ELLEN 1874-1945. THE SOUTH. SATIRE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction. Modern Classics;
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- Gilt
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