first edition
1909 · Chicago
by Cheney, John Vance (Editor)
Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1909. First thus. Near fine in dark green cloth covered boards with a gilt border on the front board and gilt text on the spine which is quite bright and free of tarnish as are the logo and borders on the front board. The contents are tight, clean and completely free of any prior ownership markings of any kind. Overall, an extremely handsome and collectable copy of a very uncommon early edition in the Lakeside Classic series. The seventh Lakeside Classic from Christmas, 1909. 309 pages of text with a frontispiece portrait of Wendell Phillips from a black and white photograph which is protected by a printed tissue guard. Truly, one of the best copies of this title I have seen to date. (Inventory #: TB32680)