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Davis, Richard Harding : The King's Jackal

Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1898

Original publisher's yellow cloth binding with gilt lettering on the front cover. 5" x 7 1/2." 175 pages, complete. Four black and white illustrated plates, complete. Eight additional pages of advertisements for other books in the back. Referenced from the Bibliography of American Literature (BAL), no. 4528: "State 1." Pages and covers are clean and intact overall. A few smudges on the covers. Spine is darkened. A Very Good copy. Richard Harding Davis (1864-1916) was an American journalist, war correspondent, and writer. He covered the Spanish-American War, the Boer War (or South African War), and World War I. Davis was also a friend of Theodore Roosevelt and helped his political career. Charles Dana Gibson (1867-1944) was an American illustrator best-known for creating the Gibson Girl, the iconic portrayal of an independent woman at the turn of the twentieth century.. Illustr.: Gibson, C. D.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover

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Davis, Richard Harding : THE KING'S JACKAL

Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1903

Former owner's name on front free endpaper. Two small dents to front boards; Dark red boards with gilt emblem and gilt spine lettering. Top edge gilt. Tissue guarded frontispiece; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 238 pages, Very Good+

Davis, Richard Harding : THE KING'S JACKAL

Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1898

Yellow boards a bit darkened. ; Illustrations by C. D. Gibson; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 175, 8 pages, Very Good

First Edition