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C. Nina Boyle : The Stranger Within the Gates

Thomas Seltzer, New York, 1926

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. CI2 - A first edition (same date) hardcover book in good condition in fair dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling, chipping, crease, and tears on the edges, corners and sides, scattered soiled patches on the spine and some edges and corners, fading on the spine, edges, sides and corners, corners of the flaps trmmed/clipped, scattered light scratches, rubbing, scuffing, and light smudges, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book cocked, some bumped corners and cover edgewear, wrinkling on the spine edges, fading on the spine, some scattered stains and smudges on the cover and page edges, lightly darkened endpapers, light tanning and shelf wear. Although not marked in any way, this copy comes from the personal collection of Otto Penzler, legendary editor and founder of the Mysterious Press, an award-winning icon in the genre. 7.75"x5", 298 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Watto is a quiet, studious child; his father is disappointed; he would like a more dashing and athletic son. The father's disappointment works in Watto. As he grows into manhood, he develops a dual personality. In ordinary life he is a timid, scholarly fellow preparing for a political career; in his other self, he is a rough seaman, leading a predatory, swashbuckling existence. This leads him into great straits and into most confounding personal entanglements. The salvaging of his personality and the triumph of the girl to whom he brough disaster and despair bring the solution of a fascinating problem. In her four earlier works, Miss Boyle established herself as supreme in her field. Her entertaining qualities, the forcefulness of her characterization, her distinguished, robust style, her mastery of plot, have own her a host of "fans.". Book Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fair

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