Glimpses of O. Henry Land" [in] The Mentor, v.11 no.2 (February 1923) - "Special O. Henry Number
by [O. HENRY] VAN DER WEYDE, W[illiam] M
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New York: Crowell Publishing Company, 1923. Single quarto issue in original pictorial wraps. Staple-bound wrappers, 64pp. Mild cover wear and soil, still a well-preserved, easily Very Good copy. Edited by William David Moffat. Photographic cover portrait by W.M. Van der Weyde.
The entire issue is devoted to the life and career of O.Henry (pseudonym of William Sidney Porter, 1862-1910). Van Der Weyde's article, "Glimpses of O. Henry Land," is a collection of seventeen photographs, reproduced in sepia halftone, comprising "Day and night scenes in the New York that O.Henry knew - his 'Little Old Bagdad-on-the-Subway..." Other contributors to this issue include C. Alphonso Smith (Porter's biographer); George MacAdam (reproducing "The Only Interview O. Henry Ever Gave"); Margaret Porter (his daughter); Arthur B. Maurice, others.
The entire issue is devoted to the life and career of O.Henry (pseudonym of William Sidney Porter, 1862-1910). Van Der Weyde's article, "Glimpses of O. Henry Land," is a collection of seventeen photographs, reproduced in sepia halftone, comprising "Day and night scenes in the New York that O.Henry knew - his 'Little Old Bagdad-on-the-Subway..." Other contributors to this issue include C. Alphonso Smith (Porter's biographer); George MacAdam (reproducing "The Only Interview O. Henry Ever Gave"); Margaret Porter (his daughter); Arthur B. Maurice, others.
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- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
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- Title
- Glimpses of O. Henry Land" [in] The Mentor, v.11 no.2 (February 1923) - "Special O. Henry Number
- Author
- [O. HENRY] VAN DER WEYDE, W[illiam] M
- Book Condition
- Used
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- Publisher
- Crowell Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1923
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- Modern Fiction; Periodicals; Photography;
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