Herbert Dickinson Ward — The White Crown and Other Stories

Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1894. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce anthology of tales by American author, Herbert Dickinson Ward. The first edition of this scace work.Signed by the author to a 'Bryn Mawr Book Fair' bookplate to the front paste down.An anthology of eight short stories by Herbert Dickinson Ward. Including 'The White Crown', 'The Semaphore', 'The Value of a Cipher', 'A Romance of the Faith', 'Only an Incident', 'A Cast of the Net', 'The Equation of a Failure', and 'The Missing Interpreter&apos. The titular story, 'The White Crown', tells of a Future War, an interesting science fiction tale in which Europe in the year 2894 is in a utopia. The themes of the other tales in this volume vary greatly, including a railroad adventure story, and an account of an alcoholic man.Ward was an American author, who is better known for his contributions to newspapers and periodicals. He co-authored three novels with his wife, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Wards, 'A Lost Hero', 'The Master of the Magicians', and 'Come Forth&apos. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few minor marks to the boards and spine, including a small damp stain to the front board. Front hinge is starting but firm. Bookplate to the front paste down, and to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .