The Danger Mark

THE DANGER MARK BY ROBERT W. CHAMBERS 1909 D. APPLETON & CO. 1ST A.B. WENZEL ART. The Author Robert W. Chambers achieved some fame with his early works but apparently turned to romantic fiction to earn a better living. Those works were panned by some of his fellow literati and critics who felt he could do better but well accepted by the readers. I am happy to offer one of the examples of his works of romantic fiction, this one titled: The Danger Mark. This small-sized hard cover book (5x 7 ½ inches, 496 pages) was published by D. Appleton & Co. of New York and London, dated 1909, an apparent First Edition and I believe also the First Printing (there is a (1) at the bottom of the last page, an indicator according to my research of the First Printing). The book is bound in red cloth with a wide-wail weave pattern on the cover and a decorative white title panel and white titles on the spine. The book is illustrated by A.B. Wenzel with a frontispiece and 7 other full-page, blank on the reverse illustrations, typically men and women in period fancy dress (all present and accounted for; I checked). Condition: This book is in very good condition. The hard covers are generally clean and bright, especially the front cover. The spine is a bit faded and so too the white titles found there but still fully legible and presentable. Inside, the book is unmarked although I perceive an erasure on the front endpaper, impossible to really see and decipher. The interior pages are bright white and clean throughout except for a few pages that have a small blot from the top (pp. 286-306) which does not affect the text in any way. Both hinges are intact, and the binding is tight and sound. This book is not ex-library or a remainder.…