John Reed Scott — The Duke of Oblivion

Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1914 . First edition. Cloth. An uncommon, first edition of this thrilling lost race novel, written by John Reed Scott. First edition. Bound in the publisher's original navy cloth. Written by American author and diplomat, John Reed Scott, who was best known for his novels surrounding American life. 'The Duke of Oblivion' tells the story of the unexpected adventures which occur during a cruise from Florida and Venezuela. Classed as a lost race, or lost world novel, this type of adventure story was very popular at the time, featuring far-off, exciting places where new discoveries could be made.Illustrated with a brightly coloured frontispiece by H. Weston Taylor. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original binding. Externally, excellent, with light shelf wear and light marking to the cloth. Previous description and price pasted to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .