Alice of Old Vincennes (FIRST STATE WITH COLOR FRONTISPIECE, IN ORIGINAL JACKET)

Thompson, Maurice

Published by The Bowen-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, 1900

About this Item

The original dust jacket bears a closed two-inch tear to top of front panel. It is somewhat age-darkened, though printed on brown paper to begin with. Crossed sword-and-tomahawk device printed (in black) to jacket spine remains strong, but the original author name and title there, printed in a red ink famously prone to sun-fading, have indeed virtually faded away. Book itself is lovely, with strong gilt to both front board and spine, with only minor rub to corners, though this volume is no longer tight enough to close its own text block; grade the book "very-good-minus." Small bookseller's pencil notes to FFE. No dates showing except 1900 copyright, and "Bowen-Merrill" of course became "Bobbs-Merrill" in 1903. Glossy FULL COLOR frontispiece is still protected by its tissue guard, and the five additional glossy B&W internals also remain firmly attached, though it appears they never had guards. (First edition, first state -- as here -- identified by gilt accents to front board and spine, by color (not sepia) frontispiece, by glossy internals in true B&W rather than sepia, by 12-page ad section at rear rather than 14 pp., by absence of any ad there for this title, and by printer credit "Braunworth, Munn & Barber.") All illustrations signed F.C. (Frederick Coffay) Yohn, the Indianapolis artist (1875-1933) best known for his painting of Washington at Valley Forge, who also (appropriately enough) designed the early (1929) 2-cent U.S. commemorative postage stamp marking the 150th anniversary of the victory of George Rogers Clark at the Battle of Sackville/Vincennes. Historical novel about -- of course -- Vincennes and the Revolutionary War. 419 pp. followed by 12 pp. section of publisher's ads. Here reduced from $145.

Seller Inventory # 004816

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Alice of Old Vincennes (FIRST STATE WITH COLOR FRONTISPIECE, IN ORIGINAL JACKET)
• Publisher: The Bowen-Merrill Company, Indianapolis
• Publication Date: 1900
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Illustrated by F.C. (Frederick Coffay) Yohn
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Americana
  • War