Gallegher and Other Stories

Davis, Richard Harding

Published by London: James R. Osgood McIlvaine & Co., 1891

About this Item

Small octavo, green cloth lettered in gilt; soiled covers, several paper tears expertly restored. First English edition. BAL 4510. A presentation copy, inscribed: "Francesca [Gilder], with a great deal of love, Richard Harding Davis," on the half-title page. Francesca Gilder, who served as a model for Cecilia Beaux's "Dorothea and Francesca," was the daughter of Richard Watson Gilder, the longtime editor of "Century Magazine," who published many of Davis's stories; with Richard Watson Gilder's library bookplate on the front free endpaper ---- Oddly enough, Davis's "Gallegher and Other Stories" became the series "Gallegher," starring Roger Mobley, Edmond O'Brien, and Harvey Korman on Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color. An influential work with a distinguished provenance. Seller Inventory # ABE-8902472293

Bibliographic Details

Title: Gallegher and Other Stories

Publisher: London: James R. Osgood McIlvaine & Co.

Publication Date: 1891

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition