A year of financial panic and labor unrest, 1907 sees train wrecks, fires, and explosions sabotage the Southern Pacific Railroad's Cascades express line. Desperate for help the railroad hires the fabled Van Dorn Detective Agency. Van Dorn's best man, Isaac Bell, quickly discovers a mysterious saboteur haunting the hobo jungles of the West. Known only as the Wrecker, he recruits vulnerable accomplices from the down-and-out to attack the railroad, and then kills them afterward. The Wrecker traverses the vast spaces of the ...
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A year of financial panic and labor unrest, 1907 sees train wrecks, fires, and explosions sabotage the Southern Pacific Railroad's Cascades express line. Desperate for help the railroad hires the fabled Van Dorn Detective Agency. Van Dorn's best man, Isaac Bell, quickly discovers a mysterious saboteur haunting the hobo jungles of the West. Known only as the Wrecker, he recruits vulnerable accomplices from the down-and-out to attack the railroad, and then kills them afterward. The Wrecker traverses the vast spaces of the American West as if he had wings, striking wherever he pleases, causing untold damage and loss of human life. Who is he? What does he want? Is he a striker? An anarchist? A revolutionary determined to displace the "privileged few"? A criminal mastermind engineering some as yet unexplained scheme?
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William Hole and W. L. Metcalf. Very Good. The first edition, first impression of this popular novel by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne. First edition, first impression of The Wrecker by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne in the original publisher's cloth binding. Â An action-adventure novel, illustrated with twelve monochrome plates by William Hole and W. L. Metcalf. Collated, complete. Â Includes twelve pages of advertisements to the rear. Â The first impression of this work with no further impressions stated. Â Prior owner's book plate to the first pastedown and prior owner's ink inscription from 1892 to the first free endpaper. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine. There is some slight loss to the head and tail of the spine. Prior owner's book plate to the first pastedown and prior owner's ink inscription from 1892 to the first free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the occasional spot. Very Good.
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William Hole and W. L. Metcalf. Very Good. A second edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's ocean adventure written in collaboration with Lloyd Osbourne, illustrated by W. L. Metcalf and William Hole. An exciting adventure mystery comprising loosely linked episodes. Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was an important Scottish novelist, best known for these works. His works were extremely widely-read and acclaimed during his lifetime, and he is one of the most widely translated authors in the world. Written by Stevenson in collaboration with his stepson Lloyd Osbourne. Â Illustrated by William Hole and W. L. Metcalf. The second edition of this popular work, released the same year as the first edition. A fantastic tale of adventure by Robert Louis Stevenson. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with a little bumping to the head and tail of the spine and the odd mark to the boards. Pencil gift inscription to the half title page. Internally, front hinge is strained with binding exposed, otherwise firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good.
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None. Good Only. A first edition of Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne's collaborative novel. With twelve black and white plates. Complete with illustrated frontispiece and original tissueguard. In a full cloth binding with gilt detailed spine. Externally, a trifle rubbed with some light wear to extremities. Spine is cocked. Hinges are strained. Internally, generally firmly bound with binding just a little tender in places. Spotting to endpapers and tissueguard, as expected, but otherwise a bright and clean copy. Neat ink stamp of previous owner to upper margin of half title. Good Only.
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Fair. Part of an unnumbered set. 553 p., clean and unmarked anywhere; paper strong and only mildly age-toned; deckle edges; frontis. and four other full-page ill.; front gutter beginning to fray, back gutter cracked with torn end page; binding firm but front gutter beginning to crack; dark green boards with still bright gilt lettering and colophon have light bumping of corners and slight rubbing at crown and foot of crown.
