NY: The Authors and Newspapers Association, 1906. Special Edition. Hardcover_cloth. Good-Collectible. Hermann Heyer. 5"x7.5" 321 pgs + 2 pgs of ads. Olive cloth boards. Embossed white and black letters on front w/ship. Faded embossed letters to spine. Tissue over watercolor frontispiece. Facsimile page from hand written manuscript. Spine straight, binding tight, pages softly toned, edges soiled. Book plate on ffep. Gutters exposed. Not x-library, PON insided front board. Book marker stain on pg. 163. One page has a crease. Light soiling throughout. Edge and shelf wear w/rubs & fraying. Tears to cloth on boards. Top edge painted dk olive. "A Rock in the Baltic" concerns the adventures of Lieutenant Alan Drummond, an officer in the Royal Navy. The Lieutenant has incurred the disfavor of his superiors. In temporary command of a cruiser in the Baltic, he used the rock of the title for target practice. Much to his surprise, the rock shot back, and the Russians subsequently demanded the British hand him over. They refused, but were not happy. Shortly after, Lieutenent Drummond meets Miss Amhurst in a bank, and an attempt to assist her in cashing a check leads to a suspiscion by the Cashier that he is a robber. The Lieutenant has a knack for getting into trouble with the best of intentions. Between angry Russians, unhappy superiors, and an attractive young woman, Lieutenant Drummonds problem's are just beginning.
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Bookseller: Blacks Bookshop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 14372
Title: A Rock in the Baltic
Author: Barr, Robert (1849-1912)
Illustrator: Hermann Heyer
Format/Binding: Hardcover_cloth
Book Condition: Used - Good-Collectible
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Special Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Authors and Newspapers Association
Place of Publication: NY
Date Published: 1906

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X-Library: A former library book, generally containing library acquisition and ownership stamped markings, and other typical indications of...
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.
Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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...
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Facsimile: An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...