Craik, (Dinah) Mrs.
The Head of the Family
New York, N.Y., U.S.A.: Ward, Lock and Co., Ltd., 1903. Hard Cover . 12mo - over 6ž" - 7ž" tall Near Fair/No Jacket Reason, Florence Cover is stained, and heavily rubbed. Water damage to book, mostly on inner pages. front FEP is loose, but still contained, writing on half-title reverse, and frontispiece reverse. Binding is still fairly tight, and pages are mostly clean. Contains frontispiece and 8p catalog at end of book. This is Dinah Craiks' dedication to Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Ninian Graeme, a hard-working, thirty-year-old Edinburgh lawyer, becomes head of his family of brothers and sisters when Professor [31/32] Graeme dies. The cast is bewilderingly large: Ninian, his older sister Lindsay, six more Graemes in their teens and twenties, Ninian's ward Hope Ansted, and several other significant people, including Rachel Armstrong (a woman of mystery who becomes an actress), a tormented evangelical preacher, a professor of astronomy who is losing his sight, and a wealthy gentleman known as Mr. Ulverston. The action is virtually impossible to summarize, since the many characters supply a wealth of incidents large and small -- weddings, picnics, christenings, careers, deaths, wild oats, boating accidents, fevers, and local-color tours of the Scottish countryside. This title is fairly scarce.

ISBN:
Inventory No.: 328
Price: $ 15.00

Doyle, Arthur Conan
The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other Tales
New York, N.Y., U.S.A.: A.L. Burt Company, Publishers, . Hard Cover Later Reprint. 12mo - over 6ž" - 7ž" tall Near Very Good/ Externally this book is in Near Fine condition, it is bound in a gorgeous, strong brown cloth and the spine has engraved, gilted lettering that is unworn. Internally there are some small problems, the Front and Rear FEP removed (rear only partially so), front hinge weak 24pp. of ads at the back, most of which contains mild closed tears. The pages are slightly browning with age, and the book contains no date. This is a selection of Doyle's short stories, beautifully bound here.

ISBN:
Inventory No.: 414
Price: $ 14.99

George, Walter Lionel (W. L.)
Children of the Morning
New York, N.Y., U.S.A.: Putnam Publishing Group, The, 1927. Hard Cover First America Edition. 12mo - over 6ž" - 7ž" tall Good/No Jacket Scarce First American Edition. Orange cloth with black embossed lettering. Endpapers are green plaid patterned. Spine is rubbed and some mild staining on front cover. Front hinge (inside) is slightly weak. Minor stains on text block. Inside the binding is tight and pages are clean. A story about a group of children growing up on an island without adults. This book precedes William Golding's "The Lord of the Flies", and is claimed by many to be an influence of (albeit Golding denies ever having read this book). Unfortunately, this copy does not have a jacket.

ISBN:
Inventory No.: 336
Price: $ 50.00

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