LAHOMA

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12mo. (20 cm.) [8]1-360p. Frontispiece black and white drawing with tissue guard by W.B. King plus four other black and white full-page drawings by W.B. King. Blue cloth with title on front cover within a gilt cartouche and the same on the spine. Some wear to exttremities with a couple of corners just barely rubed through, top and bottomof spine just barely beginning to fray, spine gilt slightly dulled, cover gilt bright, covers lightly soiled, previoius owner's bookplate on front pastedown [Mrs. J.E. Thomas], gift inscription on front free endpaper [Oct. 13. 1916. | Many Happy Returns. | Your Girlies.], all illustrations in fine condition, tissue guard intact, else very good to near fine with no internal markings. No dust jacket. Born near Hannibal, MO, John Breckenridge Ellis [1870-1956] was a prolific American writer, the author of many novels and an autobiography [ADVENTURE OF LIVING, 1933]. LAHOMA appears to be his sixth novel. Lahoma is the name of the girl in his novel who is befriended and cared for by one Brick Willock in what appears to be Texas. It is a shortened version of Oklahoma, the girl's original name, which refers to the area where she was born. This novel is dedicated as follows: "To My Mother in Memory of Our Happy Oklahoma Days.". N° de ref. del artículo 007207

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