HOWELLS, William Dean. The Rise of Silas Lapham. New York: Modern Library, 1951. Very good in red cloth over boards, gilt-lettered spine, and printed wrappers. Original price clipped. Wear, creasing and scuffing to covers, page ends are toned. Introduction by Harry Hayden Clark, Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin. Modern Library 277. Shipped USPS Media Mail.