James Lane Allen — A Kentucky Cardinal and Aftermath

London, Macmillan and Co. 1901 . Cloth. An illustrated copy of the first two novels of A Kentucky Cardinal series by American writer, James Lane Allen. Two short stories by James Lane Allen.In the publisher's decorative green cloth binding, with gilt to fore edge.Illustrated by Hugh Thomson with a frontispiece, and 47 plates and illustrations. Collated, complete.A Kentucky Cardinal was the third novel by Allen, first published in 1894, with Aftermath being the second in the series.James Lane Allen was an American novelist and short story writer whose work, including the novel A Kentucky Cardinal, often depicted the culture and dialects of his native Kentucky. Allen has been described as "Kentucky's first important novelist", with his work being characteristic of the late-19th century local color era, when writers sought to capture the vernacular in their fiction. In publisher's cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine, with light marks to rear board. Hinges split, with the front hinge fragile. Ink inscription to front paste down, and spotting to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Ink inscription to title page. Very Good . Ill.: Hugh Thomson. Very Good .