Seventeen: A Tale of Youth and Summer Time and the Baxter Family Especially William

Booth Tarkington

Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1930

About this Item

Signed by Tarkington on ffep. Circa 1930 printing with publication dates 1915, 1916. In publisher's red cloth with decorations and particulars to front cover and spine and illustrated dust jacket. [10], 329pp.; 7.5 x 5.5 in.

Book very good, DJ fair to good. Book: Bottom corner of front cover lightly bumped. Light foxing through title page; text otherwise clean and tight. Winship Acres bookplate to inside cover. Dust jacket: Moderately soiled, a few small closed tears to top and bottom of front cover and bottom of back cover, ownership claim in ink on back cover over "New Harper Fiction" title.

"And now Mr. Tarkington laughs at Youth, shows up its absurd antics, makes ridiculous its festooning clouds of glory, and leaves poor "seventeen" drooping and shivering in the gale of merriment he inspires. [. . .] Aside from the fact that it is one of the most laughter-provoking tales of the year, Mr. Tarkington's story is also, beneath all its fun, a notable study of the psychology of the boy in his latter teens. [. . .] The illustrations, of which there are twelve, by Arthur William Brown, part full page and the rest double page and all in tint, deserve mention for the subtlety and comprehension with which the artist has caught the author s spirit and the sense of humor with which they are drawn." [The New York Times, March 5, 1916].

Seller Inventory # ABE-1741478778388

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Seventeen: A Tale of Youth and Summer Time and the Baxter Family Especially William
• Publisher: Harper & Brothers Publishers
• Publication Date: 1930
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fair
• Dimensions: 5.5W x 7.5H x 0D inches 5.5 inches width by 7.5 inches height by 0 inches depth
• Weight: 2 pounds
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • American Literature
  • Dust Jackets
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