Hardcover volume, 21.5 x 14.7 x 5.7 cm, bound in red cloth with blind-stamped ms signature to front board and gilt lettering over black labels, and gild design elements to spine; pp.: [i-iv] (h.t./blank, t.p./copyright) v-xv[xvi] blank, [1-2] f.t./blank, 3-1653 [1654] blank, [2] publ. note/blank; 1672 pp total; Blue ink ms inscription to h.t. 'Lawrence Wyman'.
Title-page (in a two-rule frame): THE COMPLETE WORKS OF | O. Henry | Foreword by | WILLIAM LYON PHELPS | AUTHENTIC EDITION | {publisher’s device, G.C.P.} | De Luxe Edition | — | Garden City Publishing Co., Inc. | GARDEN CITY NEW YORK ||
Contributors:
O. Henry [William Sydney Porter] (American, 1862 – 1910) – author.
William Lyon Phelps (American, 1865 – 1943) – author/foreword.
Additional Information
| Collection | Library , Literature |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Language | English |
| Period | 20 AD , Late 20th century |
| Edition | 1st edition, thus |
| Binding | Cloth , Dust jacket , Hardcover |
| Material | Paper , Wove paper |
| Media/Technique | Chromolithography , Lithography |
| Subject | American fiction , American literature , Collections , Collectors and Collecting , Fiction , Prose , Psychological fiction , Venice |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1990 |
| Acquisition year | 2023 |
