STORIES FOR BOYS
by Davis, Richard Harding
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good /No Jacket
- Seller
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Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. The second published work by Davis, a prominent popular Ameerican novelist and journalist of the late 19th, early 20th century whose writing is credited with aiding Teddy Roosevelt's political career. This is a collection of seven short stories with illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson. First edition, early but not first printing (1911). About 5 x 7 1/4 inches, 204 pages, not including six b&w illustrations and four pages of publisher's ads. Tan cloth-covered boards with front cover showing a graphic design of balls, bats and tennis racquets circling title in gold with author's name in gold at bottom of cover above "1891." Boards and spine somewhat age-darkened and showing wear at spine ends. Text edges soiled and lightly foxed. Front end page contains a "property of" notice and previous owner's signature, o/w except for occasional stains, text is clean, complete and unmarked, hinges intact and binding firm. This copy was probably in a school library, received good care and was read by relatively few students. Overall, condition is Very Good, definitely collectable. It's interesting to note that Davis, who covered the Spanish-American War, the Boer War and World War I as a war correspondent was also considered a fashion-maker, pioneering the "clean-shaven" look for men. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1911.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006151
- Title
- STORIES FOR BOYS
- Author
- Davis, Richard Harding
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1911
- Keywords
- boys, juveniles, short shorties, American writers, war correspondents,New York, Philadelphia,
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About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise