The Port of Missing Men

  • Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Publishers, 1907
By NICHOLSON, Meredith
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Publishers, 1907. Clarence F. UNDERWOOD. [LITERARY WORK] [FICTION] [WOMAN AUTHOR] [DECORATIVE BINDING]. Clarence F. UNDERWOOD, illustrations.

First edition. 12mo; 399, [1]pp + [4]pp publisher's ads; navy pictorial cloth over board, lettering in red, a tree framed pastoral scene stamped on front in color, decorated spine; ownership on ffep; fp with tissue guard + 6 additional plates in b&w; light shelf wear; near fine. "The story combines elements of mystery and adventure, centering on the character John Armitage, an enigmatic figure with a past intertwined with European nobility." (Project Gutenberg). In 1914 this book was turned into a silent movie by the same title. The Port of Missing Men was #3 on the 1907 national best selling list.

Meredith Nicholson (1866-1947) was an author and politician. He became the U.S. Minister to first Nicaragua, then Venezuela, and Paraguay under the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. (WIKI).

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Title

The Port of Missing Men

Author

NICHOLSON, Meredith

Condition

Unknown

Publisher

The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Publishers: Indianapolis

Date

1907


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