[Books on Books] Connolly, Cyril.

100 Key Books of the Modern Movement from England, France and America 1880-1950.

London: Allison & Busby, 1986. First edition thus. A Fine copy in a Fine unclipped dust jacket. This compendium features the famed literary critic Cyril Connolly's "key" books which best illustrate the spirit of the modern movement which he believes began with Flaubert and Baudelaire and continued to the Fifties. Each of the four sections of the book is introduced by Connolly and in each entry Connolly explains why his selection is warranted. This new edition also includes a bibliography which gives the original publication details and lists more current (as of 1980) British, American and French editions. Item #27711

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