Straight On : A Story for Young and Old [By the Author of Colette]
D. Appleton and Company, 1891. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very Good / No Jacket. Item #L054668
319, [5] pages. Uncredited English translation of the French novel; originally issued in the US in 1891 under the pseudonym 'Philippe St. Hilaire' (see Halkett & Laing, V, 372; also VII, 546). Particularly notable for the full-page illustrations. Slight stains, sunning to spine; slight rubbing to covers (cloth); slight wear to corners (chiefly rubbing); previous owner's bookplate on front attached endpaper, with another previous owner's pencil name and date; slight internal browning to edges and endpapers; else a very serviceable copy of a fairly scarce illustrated edition.Zier, Edouard (illustrator); 87 b/w Illustrations (including Title vignette).
Price: $10.00