In the Shadow of Great Peril + bonus copy
Published by Chicago: Reilly & Lee, 1920
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Washington Square Autographed Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.Washington Square Autographed Books
AbeBooks seller since February 24, 2011
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 34.66
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
2nd printing. Pages tight and clean; boards show a bit of overall wear. Lacking the DJ. Inscribed on front endpaper: "To my kind friend, Mr. J. Willicombe,/ this little book is presented with the best wishes for his success and happiness./ Cordially, Horace A. Wade/ New York City, Dec. 30, 1920." (J. Willicombe could be Joseph Willicombe, W.R. Hearst's personal secretary, but I guess we'll never know.) Wade's book, written at age 11 and published unedited, made him a celebrity -- he sold out lecture halls around the country. "In the Shadow of Great Peril" isn't what one might expect from a precocious youth -- it's a stirring patriotic novel featuring "fine, brave American boys" named Bob, Dick, George, and Fred. The final paragraph promises "many thrilling episodes in the pages of my next book, entitled 'The Heavy Hand of Justice.'" A shame that there's no record of that book ever being published, though Wade went on to publish some eight hundred articles and several more books, on horse racing; he served as general manager of the River Downs track. An uncommon title, particularly signed (the facsimile-inscription dedication doesn't count). I'll include a second copy of the book, a VG/G third printing with a dust jacket. 171 pages.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- In the Shadow of Great Peril + bonus copy
- Author
- Wade, Horace Atkisson; preface by George Ade
- Publisher
- Chicago: Reilly & Lee
- Publication year
- 1920
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Signed
- Inscribed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller catalogs
- Fiction
Washington Square Autographed Books
New York, NY, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since February 24, 2011
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 5 to 14 business days | 3 to 6 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 3.74 | £ 7.48 |
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Store description
Hi all! I've been accumulating volumes for well over half my life, mostly autographed and inscribed copies. Wrote a book on book collecting for a Random House imprint in 2004 and another, "Book Collecting Now: The Value of Print in a Digital Age," for Chatwin Books, published in 2019. I intended to keep most of these books forever, but my wife and I decided to move to Manhattan, which meant downsizing from an enormous suburban house, with practically unlimited bookshelf space, to an apartment in Greenwich Village. So hello, AbeBooks!…
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Washington Square Autographed Books
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