Rupert Of Hentzau.
£30.00
Publisher
J. W. Arrowsmith, 11 Quay Street.
Place
Bristol
Date
[1898]
Synopsis
Being the sequel to a story by the same writer entitled the prisoner of zenda.. with illustrations by charles dana gibson.
Item Description
FIRST EDITION. 8vo. 8.75 x 5.5 inches. 385 pp. + [3] pp. publisher's advertisements. Bound in original blue cloth, gilt. Rough edges. A little wear to extremities including corners and some foxing of flyleaves and title page; otherwise a very good copy. Illustrated by 8 black and white plates, including frontispiece, which is protected by tissue guard. Decorated by publisher's device on title page. Sequel to the Prisoner of Zenda (1894), the original Ruritanian novel by Anthony Hope (1863-1933), prolific novelist and playwright. The publisher's advertisements at the end indicate that this is a copy of the first edition of 1898. Plates by US illustrator, Charles Dana Gibson (1867-1944).
[Stock No. 28542]
