Finnley Wren: His Notions and Opinions...Philip Wylie, Hardcover 1934, First Ed

“Finnley Wren: His Notions and Opinions together with A Haphazard History of His Career and Amours in these Moody Years as well as Sundry Rhymes, Fables, Diatribes and Literary Misdemeanors.” Author: Philip Wylie. 1934 Hardcover First Edition, 13th Printing. Condition is Fine. Look at pictures. This is a famous 1934 book by Philip Wylie, a Jazz Age Society Critic, Cynic, Curmudgeon of his day, like a Bill Maher of the 1930’s, when instead of talk shows and YouTube rants there were books/screeds. The condition of this 1934 book and dust jacket is extraordinary for being 88 years old. Will ship carefully to preserve the collectibility value. Here’s an example of his ill-temper: p.119 on Manhattan, 1933: “Its minor buildings are crystallized stupidities. Its skyscrapers, which ordinarily lift up shafts of chrome-plated hope, are now lost in a grey abyss that stinks and freezes and never moves. Merchants whom the depression has asphyxiated still display the red and green color scheme.” SI