Years of My Youth (Illustrated) de Howells, William Dean - 1917

Harper and Brothers, 1917. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good -. First illustrated edition, published October, 1917 and with code letters K-R on the copyright page. The volume is pushed and bumped at the spine ends and has a sun toned spine with no gilt in the spine lettering. The lettering on the front panel is sharp. The top page edges are gilt; the fore and bottom edges are rough cut, with jagged imperfections on the bottom of pages 63-66. The dust jacket may be from a later printing because three of the titles listed on the rear panel were not published until 1918, although it is possible that Harpers' may have been advertising upcoming titles. Anyway, the dust jacket has what appears to be a water spot on the front panel, a lighter area near the base of the spine extending to both the front and rear panels (from a sticker removal), general light to moderate soiling, and edge wear with light chipping to the spine ends. There is also a jagged "L" shaped closed tear running 2 1/4" down the front spine fold and extending 1 1/4" across the width of the spine. The jacket is now protected in mylar.