The Way of All Flesh
By Samuel Butler
Wood Blocks by Howard Simon
ILLUSTRATED
LEATHER
FIRST EDITION THUS
The Way of All Flesh (sometimes called Ernest Pontifex, or the Way of All Flesh) is a semi-autobiographical novel by Samuel Butler that attacks Victorian-era hypocrisy. Written between 1873 and 1884, it traces four generations of the Pontifex family. Butler dared not publish it during his lifetime, but when it was published (in 1903) it was accepted as part of the general reaction against Victorianism.
Publisher: Three Sirens Press, New York
Copyright: 1935
Condition: This book is in good condition. Leather. Embossed leather boards are worn along edges and corners. Hinges tight. Binding square. Top edge red. Original red ribbon bookmark is present. Deckled page edges. The text block is crisp and clean as are all the wood block illustrations. Page 129 has a crease. A lovely copy of this classic work.
423 pages, Dimensions: 5.5" X 8.5"
LOC BRN B3 SH1
By Samuel Butler
Wood Blocks by Howard Simon
ILLUSTRATED
LEATHER
FIRST EDITION THUS
The Way of All Flesh (sometimes called Ernest Pontifex, or the Way of All Flesh) is a semi-autobiographical novel by Samuel Butler that attacks Victorian-era hypocrisy. Written between 1873 and 1884, it traces four generations of the Pontifex family. Butler dared not publish it during his lifetime, but when it was published (in 1903) it was accepted as part of the general reaction against Victorianism.
Publisher: Three Sirens Press, New York
Copyright: 1935
Condition: This book is in good condition. Leather. Embossed leather boards are worn along edges and corners. Hinges tight. Binding square. Top edge red. Original red ribbon bookmark is present. Deckled page edges. The text block is crisp and clean as are all the wood block illustrations. Page 129 has a crease. A lovely copy of this classic work.
423 pages, Dimensions: 5.5" X 8.5"
LOC BRN B3 SH1