New York: G.W. Dillingham and Company, (1913).
Price: $2,000.00
Hardcover. First edition, state A. Illustrated by W. Herbert Dunton and J.N. Marchand. 348 [4], ads pp. Spine sunned and a small ink splash on the cover, hinge neatly strengthened at the dedication page, very good. The Dedication Copy, Inscribed on the front fly to Lewis's brother and editor: "For William E. Lewis, best wishes of Alfred Henry Lewis, Mar 26, 1913, New York City." The printed dedication reads: "This book is dedicated to William Eugene Lewis as marking my appreciation of what qualities place him high among the best editors, best brothers and best men I've ever met. A.H.L." Lewis was a socially conscious reporter who migrated to the West and wrote a series of Western novels and stories, in the process introducing fabled lawman "Bat" Masterson to journalism. In 1917 and 1918, four separate films were made from the Wolfville stories. The dedication copy, with a very early inscription, Blanck noting: "Listed PW April 5, 1913." *BAL* 11764.
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