The King's Jackal.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1898.

Price: $110.00

Hardcover. First edition. Lists five titles on page ii but contemporary owner's signature says "January 1899" pointing to possible unknown variant of the first edition not listed in BAL. Illustrations by C.D. Gibson. 12mo. Touch of toning to the spine, two spots on front illustrated gilt boards and ink owner's name, else fine. Davis was often considered to be the model for Gibson's handsome "Gibson man', the male equivalent of his more famous "Gibson girl." The novel was adapted for the film "Honor Among Men" in 1924.

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Item #319528 The King's Jackal. Richard Harding DAVIS.

Richard Harding Davis
birth name: Richard Harding Davis
born: 4/18/1864
died: 4/11/1916
nationality: USA

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American author of romantic novels and short stories who was also the best-known reporter of his generation. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literaturemore