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]

Published by Lothrop, Boston, 1901

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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.

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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
Publisher
Lothrop, Boston
Publication year
1901
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Binding
Hardcover
Edition
Deluxe edition.
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Since 1985 we offer individual books for sale from our inventory of 150,000 rare, out-of-print and antiquarian volumes on many topics, with an emphasis on Judaica, Hebraica, Bibles and rabbinics, the fine and decorative arts, architecture, photography, textile and wallpaper sample books, Bauhaus and the avant garde, expressionist dance, Olympic Games and sport, the ancient near-east and archeology, erotica, illustrated and foreign-language books, especially German, Yiddish, Polish and Hebrew, as well as books from the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich, plus Russian constructivist materials. We create book collections, both large and small, for individuals, decorators, archives and libraries¿currently available: a 10,000-volume research collection on Judaica in the German language. In addition, we maintain a beguiling selection of original works of art and photography. Eric Chaim Kline provides appraisal services for estate, insurance and tax purposes, often helping to match book donors with libraries and museums. We purchase books of merit and entire collections; we also take books on consignment with favorable terms. We are a rental source for movie and tv production, occasionally providing the prop on which the plot turns. Traveling throughout the U.S. and Europe, Eric Chaim Kline has been buying and selling old and rare books since the 1980¿s, when in graduate school at Brandeis University. Proprietor of bookshops in several Los Angeles locations since 1985, he hosts visitors by appointment in our lively bookstore and ships books to collectors, libraries and museums worldwide. Kline occasionally lectures on topics in book collecting and Jewish studies. He sponsors the annual Bibliography Award granted by the Association of Jewish Libraries and serves on the national board of the Antiquarian Booksellers¿ Association of America. We welcome your inquiries.

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