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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Fair. 1928. Sampson Low, Marston and Co. Hardcover. ACCEPTABLE Gilt titles, blue boards. Library binding, rebound, ex library, usual stamps and labels. 8x5.
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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.
