WRIGHT, HAROLD BELL — Their Yesterdays

Chicago, IL: Book Supply Company, 1912. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by F. Graham Cootes. B&W Illustrations; This is a Review Copy - with an ink stamp from the publisher on the title page stating that is an advance review copy. The book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and a couple of tiny nicks. The text pages are generally clean and bright. A couple of the beginning pages have dog ears or creasing. "Harold Bell Wright (May 4, 1872 – May 24, 1944) was a best-selling American writer of fiction, essays, and nonfiction. Although mostly forgotten or ignored after the middle of the 20th century, he is said to have been the first American writer to sell a million copies of a novel and the first to make $1 million from writing fiction. Between 1902 and 1942 Wright wrote 19 books, several stage plays, and many magazine articles. More than 15 movies were made or claimed to be made from Wright's stories, including Gary Cooper's first major movie, The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926) and the John Wayne film The Shepherd of the Hills (1941).". Very Good+ .