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D'ri and I: A Tale of Daring Deeds in the Second War with the British. Being the Memoirs of Colonel Ramon Bell, U.S.A. [INSCRIBED]
by Bacheller, Irving
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- vg
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About This Item
Boston: Lothrop, 1901. Deluxe edition. Hardcover. vg. Inscribed by the author to title page: "Dear George Zabriskie. Here is to Dri and u. Irving Bacheller." [George Zabriskie Clay was an Episcopal clergyman in New York, who has been associated with the work of Church reform and reunion in Europe undertaken by the Protestant Episcopal Church].
8vo. 362pp. Maroon cloth with paste-on painting to cover and gilt lettering to cover and spine. Seated in original slipcase. Top edge gilt. Fore- and bottom edge untrimmed. Frontispiece, protected by tissue guard. Great work by the renowned American journalist, writer and founder of the first modern US newspaper syndicate Irving Bacheller (1859-1950). This work is a tale of the American Pioneers, that takes place during the War of 1812 [against the British]. The main hero, Darius a.k.a. "D'ri" symbolizes the purebred Yankee: Quaint, rugged, wise and truthful. Magnificently illustrated with 8 full-page duo-tone plates, including frontispiece. Minor rubbing, scuffing to boards and spine. Corners bumped. Frontispiece loose but present. In very good condition.
8vo. 362pp. Maroon cloth with paste-on painting to cover and gilt lettering to cover and spine. Seated in original slipcase. Top edge gilt. Fore- and bottom edge untrimmed. Frontispiece, protected by tissue guard. Great work by the renowned American journalist, writer and founder of the first modern US newspaper syndicate Irving Bacheller (1859-1950). This work is a tale of the American Pioneers, that takes place during the War of 1812 [against the British]. The main hero, Darius a.k.a. "D'ri" symbolizes the purebred Yankee: Quaint, rugged, wise and truthful. Magnificently illustrated with 8 full-page duo-tone plates, including frontispiece. Minor rubbing, scuffing to boards and spine. Corners bumped. Frontispiece loose but present. In very good condition.
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- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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- 15643
- Title
- D'ri and I: A Tale of Daring Deeds in the Second War with the British. Being the Memoirs of Colonel Ramon Bell, U.S.A. [INSCRIBED]
- Author
- Bacheller, Irving
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - vg
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Deluxe edition
- Publisher
- Lothrop
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1901
- Keywords
- American Literature, Modern Literature, 19th century, War
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