THE MAN OF PROMISE.
New York: John Lane Company. London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1916. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-351 [352: blank], original brick red cloth, front and spine stamped in gold. First edition. The author's first novel. Stanford West, the protagonist of the novel, "the story of a man who possesses the potentialities of genius, but is dragged down by his high ambitions and by the women who cross his path..." The Book News Monthly, Volume 35, September 1916-August 1917. The author is popularly known for his Philo Vance mystery novels using the pseudonym S.S. Van Dine. Offsetting to front endpapers, top of page edges dusty, a touch of rubbing to head of spine, a nearly fine copy in a good dust jacket, chipping with loss at spine ends, which does not affect any lettering, spine panel age darkened, chipping with loss to upper right front corner, a closed tear and creases to upper front panel, edge wear to lower front edge, closed tear with creases to upper rear panel, rear flap mostly separated from rear panel. Uncommon in any jacket. (20142). Item #20142
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