Brander Matthews; H. C. Bunner — In Partnership: Studies in Story-Telling

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1884. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this study in story-telling from American writers Brander Matthews and Henry Cuyler Bunner. First edition. A collection of critical and insightful essays on the art of story-telling, with titles including: The Red Silk Handkerchief, A Letter and A Paragraph, Love in Old Cloathes, and Playing a Part. Written by James Brander Matthews, an American academic, writer and literary critic who played a significant role in establishing theater as a subject worthy of formal study by academics, and Henry Cuyler Bunner, an American novelist, journalist and poet. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and fading to the spine. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light age toning to the extremities. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .