1st printing. Quarter leather with marbled boards; marbled endpages, possibly rebound for author, or deluxe edition; 176pp + 8pp publisher's catalog. Inscribed & signed by the author as gift to Prof. C. K. Gaines ("To Prof. C. K. Gaines with my best regards, Irving Bacheller). Author's first book. The protagonist, raised in isolation, can read minds and has superhuman strength. ESP, supernatural & fantasy novel. Edge and corner wear with bumps and dings; rubbing, partuicularly to leather tips; small bump/scuff to mid-rear board foredge. Seller Inventory # DY06
Title: THE MASTER OF SILENCE, A Romance
Publisher: Charles L. Webster & Co., NY
Publication Date: 1892
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signed by Author
Edition: First Edition.