HOPE, ANTHONY — Sport Royal
Emmaus, PA: Story Classics, 1952. Limited Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Illustrated by Arno E. Schuele. Limited Edition(this is No. 889 of only 3,000). Quarter bound in publisher's beige cloth over black boards, gilt lettering on black panel and black lettering on spine, gilt and black decoration on cover. The prolific English novelist Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins (1863-1933) wrote as “Anthony Hope” and is probably most famous for his 1894 novel "The Prisoner of Zenda." These are a selection of his short stories, with the novelette, Sport Royal. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square and clean. The gold slipcase shows only moderate shelf-wear. AS NEW.. Story Classics Series. Two-Color Drawings. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. 223, (1) pp. As New with No dust jacket as issued .
