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  • THE ISLE OF THE WINDS. by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford Crockett, 1859 - 1914)
    Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford Crockett, 1859 - 1914)
    THE ISLE OF THE WINDS.

    Edition: Early vintage reprint ("Special Subscription Edition")

    New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., Inc., 1903. Hardcover - A romantic adventure novel by this Scottish writer, originally published under the title "Little Anna Mark." Although this begins - and ends - in Scotland, most of it is set in the Caribbean, among the pirates, including a search for Morgan's hidden treasure. Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven internal plates on glossy stock. A title in the Crowned Masterpieces of Modern Fiction series, bound in marbleized boards with a dark green cloth spine and gilt lettering on the spine, top edge gilt. 443 pp.

    Condition: Near fine. An uncommon early edition.

    Book ID: 85667
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  • IN THE FOREST. by Foster, Maximilian (1871-1943)
    Foster, Maximilian (1871-1943)
    IN THE FOREST.

    Edition: Early vintage reprint ("Special Subscription Edition")

    New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., Inc., 1903. Hardcover - A novel by this California-born author focusing on the battle for survival in the wilderness - as caribou bulls compete with one another, and they all have to evade the hunters. Illustrated with a frontispiece with a tissue guard by C. Rungills and 19 glossy internal plates, most depicting animals. A title in the Crowned Masterpieces of Modern Fiction series, bound in marbleized boards with a dark green cloth spine and gilt lettering on the spine, top edge gilt. 318 pp.

    Condition: Very good (some insect damage to cloth on spine, but still a sturdy tight copy). An uncommon early edition.

    Book ID: 85668
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  • THE LION'S BROOD. by Osborne, Duffield (1858-1917)
    Osborne, Duffield (1858-1917)
    THE LION'S BROOD.

    Edition: Early vintage reprint ("Special Subscription Edition")

    New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., Inc., 1903. Hardcover - Historical novel set during the second Punic War between Rome and Carthage, when Hannibal invaded Italy. Glossy frontispiece. Originally published in 1901. A title in the Crowned Masterpieces of Modern Fiction series, bound in marbleized boards with a dark green cloth spine and gilt lettering on the spine, top edge gilt. 361 pp.

    Condition: Near fine (very light foxing to the endpapers). An uncommon early edition.

    Book ID: 85666
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  • THE GOOD RED EARTH. by Phillpotts, Eden (1862-1960)
    Phillpotts, Eden (1862-1960)
    THE GOOD RED EARTH.

    Edition: Early vintage reprint ("Special Subscription Edition")

    New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., Inc., 1903. Hardcover - One of the Devonshire novels for which Phillpotts is best known, originally published in 1901. A title in the Crowned Masterpieces of Modern Fiction series, bound in marbleized boards with a dark green cloth spine and gilt lettering on the spine, top edge gilt. 328 pp.

    Condition: Near fine (very light foxing to the endpapers). An uncommon early edition.

    Book ID: 85665
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  • MASTERS OF MEN: A Romance of the New Navy. by Robertson, Morgan (1861 - 1915)
    Robertson, Morgan (1861 - 1915)
    MASTERS OF MEN: A Romance of the New Navy.

    Edition: Early vintage reprint.

    New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., Inc., 1903. Hardcover - A novel originally published in four parts in McClure's Magazine in 1901. Sixteen year old Dick Halpin is kicked out of school for something he didn't do and joins the navy. Robertson's father was a sea captain on the Great Lakes and Morgan went to sea as a boy, and so writing about the sea came naturally to him. Robertson is perhaps best known for his short novel "Futility, or the Wreck of the Titan"", first published in 1898 which features a British passenger liner deemed to be unsinkable, and carrying an insufficient number of lifeboats. The Titan hits an iceberg and sinks in the North Atlantic, resulting in…

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    New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., Inc., 1903. Hardcover - A novel originally published in four parts in McClure's Magazine in 1901. Sixteen year old Dick Halpin is kicked out of school for something he didn't do and joins the navy. Robertson's father was a sea captain on the Great Lakes and Morgan went to sea as a boy, and so writing about the sea came naturally to him. Robertson is perhaps best known for his short novel "Futility, or the Wreck of the Titan"", first published in 1898 which features a British passenger liner deemed to be unsinkable, and carrying an insufficient number of lifeboats. The Titan hits an iceberg and sinks in the North Atlantic, resulting in the loss of almost everyone on board. Illustrated with a frontispiece and three internal plates on glossy stock. A title in the Crowned Masterpieces of Modern Fiction series, bound in marbleized boards with a dark green cloth spine and gilt lettering on the spine, top edge gilt. 335 pp.

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    Condition: Near fine. An uncommon early edition.

    Book ID: 85664
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