William Lyon Phelps — As I Like It

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of essays by William Lyon Phelps, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, to John Beedall.A collection of articles by William Lyon Phelps, all of which had originally appeared in 'Scribner's Magazine' from September 1922 to August 1923.The articles in this volume discuss idealism, bad books, J. M. Barrie, "the most exciting novel ever written", censorship, "the wild young generation", Lohengrin, mathematics, Jules Verne, the licking of letters, H. G. Wells, good manners, deafness, and more.Phelps was an American author who taught the first American university course on the modern novel. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Spine label is age-toned with a few light marks. Bumping to the head of the rear board. A few light marks to the cloth. Author's inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .