Sword and Pen; or, Ventures and Adventures of Williard Glazier, (The Soldier-Author,) in War and Literature [-] By John Algernon Owens. Illustrated.

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5 1/8 in. x 7 1/2 in. x 1 3/4 in. (thick), frontispiece engraved portrait of the author (H. B. Hall, engraver); xix, list of illustrations; pp. 23-524 + liv pp. appendix (including: Appendix by the Publishers of 'Down the Great River'); illustrated with 44 wood-engraved plates and maps (many initialled: C.W.C./Roylance Co., N.Y. & some: D. R. Fay/J. Hoey). Dark brown cloth with blocked title design gilt on spine, and similar titling on front cover, gilt with black stamped borders, and this design blindstamped on the back cover, yellow-tan endpapers. The gilt has faded on the spine and front cover, light edge wear; some signatures have loosened near the center of the book, age-related tanning to page margins. Original edition was in 1880. [Continuation of the title-page]: Comprising incidents and reminiscences of his childhood; his chequered life as a student and teacher; and his remarkable career as a soldier and author; embracing also the story of his unprecedented journey from ocean to ocean on horseback; and an account of his discovery of the true source of the Mississippi River, and canoe voyage thence to the Gulf of Mexico. N° de ref. del artículo ABE-594573604

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