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8771 Anthony Adverse Author: Allen, Hervey Illust: Wyeth, N.C. $50.00 Ferris Printing Company 1934 Cloth w/Gilding Very Good- No Jacket 8vo-over 7-3/4in. -9-3/4in. Tall. This is volumes 1 and 2 that are illustrated in color. The books are in very good-condition with sunned spines and moderate foxing near the front and rear. Hervey Allen wrote the novel Anthony Adverse from 1929 to 1933---the dreariest years of the Great Depression, and against regular pressures from publisher's Farrar and Rhinehart to meet deadlines. The publishling world had been experiencing a downturn, along with the rest of the Nation, and great hopes were pinned on the public's reaction to Anthony Adverse. The result was worth all of the anxiety and anticipation, because Anthony was received as a triumph of writing skill, and became a huge commercial success in America, as well as in Europe. |
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