Boston: Little, Brown & Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1898. Hardcover. Second page has a tipped in page of stationery from Edward E. Hale asking a previous owner of the book to return an umbrella and a prayer book he left in the study to his address, and signed by Hale at the bottom. Hard cover published by Little, Brown and Co. in 1898. No dust jacket. Tan covers with gilt lettering and maroon stamped eagle design on front and gilt lettering on spine. Covers are tanned around edges, spine has darkened quite a bit, and ends of spine have some wear. Bottom corners of covers are bumped some, and corners have some wear. Front endpaper has some writing in pencil in upper corner. Front hinge is partially split at bottom. Tissue guard is intact before title page. Binding is split before page 21 and after page 106. Book has a loose page listing Edward Everett Hale's books for boys. Book is in good condition. 106 pages, .7 lbs.; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 106 pages .

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The Man Without A Country, written by Edward Everett Hale in 1863 and originally published in Ticknor and Fields’ magazine, The Atlantic Monthly, follows American Army lieutenant Philip Nolan. He renounced America during a treason trial and was subsequently sentenced to traverse the seas for the remainder of his life with no news of his country. The Man Without A Country was first published in the December 1863 issue of Ticknor and Fields' magazine: The Atlantic Monthly, Devoted to Literature, Art and Politics, number 74 of Volume XII (pg 665-796 with the following two pages having an index for Volume XII). Only in the index is Hale attributed for the short story.

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Bookseller's Inventory #: MSH7572
Title: The Man Without a Country
Author: Edward Everett Hale
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good with no dust jacket
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1898
Keywords: Edward Hale, American Literature, Literature, Civil War, Exile

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