Description: The Louisiana Book: Selections from the Literature of the State Edited, with a preface, and with biographical, critical, and explanatory notes by . First printing. R.F. Straughan, New Orleans, LA. 1894. Illustrated with b/w portraits of authors. The sections are: Historical sketches; Oratory; Essays (controversial and mixed); Fiction; and Poetry (dramatic and miscellaneous). The editor has prefaced each selection with a brief introduction to its author. (The literature of Louisiana is in both French and English, but only authors writing in English are included here.) Hardcover book in Poor condition. All pages are securely bound in the print block, but the cover is detached at the back and nearly so in the front. Pages have no writing except gift inscriptions and a bookplate on first blank pages; frontispiece page has a crease and a tear at the edge, early and last few pages worn at the edges; page edges tanned, paper is tanned but not brittle. Cover is much worn at the edges, with scrapes and a cup ring on the front and rubbing on the back; gilt lettering is clearly legible. 7 x 10 inches, 580 pages. [22870-2404] We wrap securely and ship promptly. Description and photo are from our actual book.
Price: 20 USD
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
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Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Author: Thomas M’Caleb, Ed.
Publisher: R.F. Straughan, New Orleans, LA. 1894
Topic: Louisiana Authors pre-1900
Subject: Anthology of early Louisiana authors
Original/Facsimile: Original
