BROUN, Heywood. Seeing Things at Night. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co. 1921. 8vo. First edition. Publisher’s navy blue cloth lettered in vibrant orange to the spine and front board, in the striking dust jacket. An excellent, near fine example. The cloth clean and bright, a trifle pushed at spine tips. The binding tight and square, a few light marks to the bottom edge, with very mild but consistent toning throughout. The dust jacket price-clipped but complete, sharp, and with a few very small chips to extremities only.
Broun’s first major collection of short stories and essays, or ‘reflections on anything and everything’, written mostly during his time as literary and dramatic critic of the New York Tribune. A member of the Algonquin Round Table and co-founder of the American Newspaper Guild, the left-leaning Broun wrote on all manner of subjects, often with a focus on the less-privileged, underrepresented, and the underdog. Stories here include dragon-slaying, lion-taming, southpaws—his sportswriting is well-documented and very well-respected—reading, buying a farm, H. G. Wells, and a load more. A sharp copy, uncommon as such.
BROUN, Heywood. Seeing Things at Night. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co. 1921. 8vo. First edition. Publisher’s navy blue cloth lettered in vibrant orange to the spine and front board, in the striking dust jacket. An excellent, near fine example. The cloth clean and bright, a trifle pushed at spine tips. The binding tight and square, a few light marks to the bottom edge, with very mild but consistent toning throughout. The dust jacket price-clipped but complete, sharp, and with a few very small chips to extremities only.
Broun’s first major collection of short stories and essays, or ‘reflections on anything and everything’, written mostly during his time as literary and dramatic critic of the New York Tribune. A member of the Algonquin Round Table and co-founder of the American Newspaper Guild, the left-leaning Broun wrote on all manner of subjects, often with a focus on the less-privileged, underrepresented, and the underdog. Stories here include dragon-slaying, lion-taming, southpaws—his sportswriting is well-documented and very well-respected—reading, buying a farm, H. G. Wells, and a load more. A sharp copy, uncommon as such.
