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SMITH, F. Hopkinson. A Gentleman Vagabond and Some Others. The Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1895.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, limited issue. 182pp. Half cloth and papercovered boards with printed paper spine label. Spine tanned and with a little light spotting, very good. Copy 46 of 250 numbered copies. Third book of stories by the versatile author. Smith was an engineer by profession (he built the foundations for the Statue of Liberty, the Race Rock Lighthouse, and other notable structures). He was also a successful artist, and late in life turned to writing the many stories for which he was famous in New York society. The title story of this collection involves an amiable tramp who insinuates himself into the home of a well-to-do New Yorker. Others in this collection deal with peripatetic artists and draw on the author's own experiences in Venice and elsewhere.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Smith, F. [Francis] Hopkinson. A Gentleman Vagabond and Some Others. The Riverside Press, 1895.
Price: US$31.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Limited edition, #64 of 250 copies. Spine toned, boards lightly soiled, ink stamp on front free endpaper. 1895 Hard Cover. 182 pp. CONTENTS: A Gentleman Vagabond; A Knight of the Legion of Honor; John Sanders, Laborer; Baader; The Lady of Lucerne; Jonathan; Along the Bronx; Another Dog; Brockway's Hulk. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Francis Hopkinson Smith (October 23, 1838 ? April 7, 1915) was an American author, artist and engineer. He built the foundation for the Statue of Liberty, wrote many stories and received awards for his paintings.
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Smith, F. Hopkinson. A Gentleman Vagabond and Some Others. The Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1895.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 8vo. ` pp. Signed and inscribed by the author for A. C. McClurg. We specialize in fine books in collectible condition. Orders are professionaly packaged and shipped promptly. P34
Seller: Rain Dog Books, Bloomington, IL, U.S.A.
Smith, F. Hopkinson. A gentleman vagabond and Some Others. Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1895.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: 182p., deckle edges, half-cloth with stiff boards, minor stain on the front cover. No. 196 of 250 copies.
Seller: Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA, El Cerrito, CA, U.S.A.