1861 1925 Quick Herbert (6 results)

Paperback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Paperback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

First Edition. Poorly bound copy with wear, tear and dust-dulling as with age. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; 420 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill., frontis. ; 20 cm. Subject; Herbert Quick (1861-1925) [author]. Newell Convers Wyeth (1882-1945) [illustrator]. American fiction. 20th century fiction. Genre; Illustrated. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Poorly bound copy with wear, tear and dust-dulling as with age. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; 420 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill., frontis. ; 20 cm. Subject; Herbert Quick (1861-1925) [author]. Newell Convers Wyeth (1882-1945) [illustrator]. American fiction. 20th century fiction. Genre; Illustrated. 1 Kg.

Fiction fans remember this Iowa novelist (actually a lawyer and bootlegger prosecutor) for exciting depictions of pioneer life in books such as "Vandemark's Folly" (1921) and "The Hawkeye" (1923), while steamboating aficionados remember him for the classic "Mississippi Steamboatin'." TNS, 1p, 8¼" X 11", Berkeley Springs, WV, 1924 November 21. Addressed to George H. Lorimer (1867-1937), the influential "Saturday Evening Post" editor. Very good. Mounting traces on verso. Asks Lorimer's help in tracking down a friend's address, concluding with, "I am making good progress with the autobiography." Quick died less than six months later, and this autobiography was never published.

LeatheBound. Condition: New. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1928 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 280 Language: English Pages: 280.