Gordon Stables — Out in the Silver West

London, Religious Tract Society, c1900. Leather. A nicely bound copy of Gordon's Out in the Silver West Bound in half red leather with gilt lettering and gilt pictorial spine William Gordon Stables MD, CM. RN (1840 – 1910) was a Scottish-born medical doctor in the Royal Navy and a prolific author of adventure fiction, primarily for boys. He wrote over 130 books. The bulk of his large output is boys' adventure fiction, often with a nautical or historical setting. He also wrote books on health, fitness and medical subjects, and the keeping of cats and dogs. He was a copious contributor of articles and stories to the Boy's Own Paper. The binding is tight but two gatherings (around p. 240 and p.274) have come loose. There is slight wear to the extremities, including slight bumping and rubbing. There is also some minor fading to the leather and a couple of marks to the boards as well as some cockling to the cloth. Internally the pages are bright but with intermittent spotting. Good . Ill.: Alfred Pearse. Good .