Rare books Peter A Novel in Which He is Not the Hero by F. Hopkinson Smith 1912 Scribners Publishing Literature Classics
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This is a very good hardcover. 1912 Scribners Publishing. This copy is very good inside and out. The inside pages are clean and still very good. The binding is tight and straight. Green hardcover boards are also very good, clean with gold embossed design front and gold lettering along spine and only very light shelf wear. Crown octavo book size or 5.5" x 8" with 481 pages. Top outer page edges tipped in gold gilt.
Peter: A Novel of Which He Is Not the Hero is a 1908 American novel by Francis Hopkinson Smith. Smith was an American author, artist, and engineer. He built the foundation for New York City's Statue of Liberty.
This edition is the 1912 Scribners edition featuring 4 black and white illustrations by Arthur l. Keller including a frontispiece that still has the original tissue guard in place. Top page edges tipped in gold gilt.
The novel is set in late 19th-century New York City. It centers Peter Grayson, an aging, deeply moral Wall Street banker. Peter's influence shapes the lives of the younger characters around him.
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