A sweeping novel of the time when the Holy Land was torn between the Crescent and the Cross. In this historical fiction set against the Crusades, the hero O'Neill, his sacrifice for the Arab girl he loves, and the treachery of the Knights Templar Grand Master, all play a part. Donn Byrne (Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne) was born in New York City. Shortly after his birth, however, his parents took him back to the land of his forefathers. There he was educated and came to know the people of whom he wrote so magically. At Dublin ...
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A sweeping novel of the time when the Holy Land was torn between the Crescent and the Cross. In this historical fiction set against the Crusades, the hero O'Neill, his sacrifice for the Arab girl he loves, and the treachery of the Knights Templar Grand Master, all play a part. Donn Byrne (Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne) was born in New York City. Shortly after his birth, however, his parents took him back to the land of his forefathers. There he was educated and came to know the people of whom he wrote so magically. At Dublin University his love for the Irish language and for a good fight won him many prizes, first as a writer in Gaelic and second as the University's lightweight boxing champion. After continuing his studies at the Sorbonne and the University of Leipzig, he returned to the United States, where, in 1911, he married and established a home in Brooklyn Heights. He earned his living, while trying to write short stories, as an editor of dictionaries. Soon his tales began to attract attention and he added to his collection of boxing prizes many others won in short-story contests. When Messer Marco Polo appeared in 1921 his reputation in the literary world was firmly established. Thereafter, whatever he wrote was hailed enthusiastically by his ever-growing public, until 1928, when his tragic death in an automobile accident cut short the career of one of America's best-loved story-tellers.
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Used-Good. VG hardback in Fair dust jacket. Free end papers yellowed; page fore-edge lightly foxed; text clean; binding tight. Dust jacket spine browned & stained, with remains of label & small loss; stain on front panel; dj protected in removable clear film.
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Good. 1920. Hardcover. 240pp. DJ slightly worn & some edge fozing. Spine sunned but o/w remains a good copy of this first edition with clear text and firm binding. First edition copy.....We ship daily from our warehouse.
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Good. 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean copy in original cloth covers with gilt title to spine. Covers dulled and sunned to spine, showing some age and shelf wear. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. No dust wrapper. Remains a good copy.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Very Good. Spine has slight slant, binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Front cover contains one crease full length of cover and minor creasing elsewhere. Minor shelf wear and light rubbing.; 240 pages; Spine has slight slant, binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Front cover contains one crease full length of cover and minor creasing elsewhere. Minor shelf wear and light rubbing.
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Henry Pitz. Very Good. No Jacket. Irish-American author Donn Byrne (1889-1928) was both prolific and popular until his untimely death in an auto accident. This is his last work, an historical romp. This is a Very Good copy of the First American Edition, lacking a dustjacket. Green cloth binding with black and red lettering and decorations; illustrated endpapers by Henry Pitz. Clean text; 250 pages. There are two stamps from what may have been a private library. Darkened on the spine; a good reading copy Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
