signed first edition Hardcover
1896 · New York
by PARKER, Gilbert
New York: Appletons, 1896. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good plus First edition. Spine faded, page edges lightly browned, a few tiny tears in cloth spine ends, Some sunning to the top edge of the front board, a Very good plus copy. American poet Robert Underwood Johnson's copy with his bookplate and ownership Signature. Inscribed by the author to Johnson in the year of publication. Small autograph note Signed by Parker at a later date discussing the book as the first of his books to enjoy commercial success. Basis for the 1914 silent film with Lionel Barrymore. (Inventory #: 136833)