{"product_id":"the-law-of-the-land-by-emerson-hough-1904-first-edition-first-printing-bobbs-merrill-hardcover-illustrated-by-arthur-i-keller","title":"The Law of the Land by Emerson Hough 1904 First Edition First Printing Bobbs-Merrill Hardcover Illustrated by Arthur I. Keller","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Law of the Land\u003c\/em\u003e is Emerson Hough's novel of Miss Lady, caught up in a mystery, and John Eddring, a Southern gentleman who reads its deeper meaning. This October 1904 first edition, first printing carries Arthur I. Keller's illustrations, including the frontispiece portrait of Miss Lady.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe olive cloth binding is especially distinctive, with its pictorial cotton-boll and revolver design across the front board and continued floral decoration on the spine. The book contains 431 numbered pages and retains a square, firm text block with intact inner hinges.\u003c\/p\u003ePublication Details\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst Edition, First Printing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCopyright 1904, October\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Publishers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted by Press of Braunworth \u0026amp; Co., Bookbinders and Printers, Brooklyn, N.Y.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e431 numbered pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrations by Arthur I. Keller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eBook Features\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOlive cloth pictorial binding with cotton-boll and revolver cover design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrated frontispiece captioned “Miss Lady”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDedication page: “TO R. E. B. \/ TO T. A. D.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eMarkings\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eVintage ink ownership inscription on the front flyleaf: “Celine Lodge Irwin \/ Oct 28, 1904.”\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003eCondition\u003cp\u003eOverall Fair condition. The covers are Fair, with heavy cloth chipping, edge wear, surface rubbing, fading, and sunning. The spine is Fair with moderate to heavy sunning, fading, and cloth wear and fraying at the head and tail. Pages are Good with moderate age toning, tanning, and foxing along the edges. The text block is Good, showing moderate page-edge soiling, staining, and tanning. The binding remains Good despite moderate wear: the text block is square and firm, and the inner hinges are intact. No dust jacket is present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease review all photographs as they show the actual item for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease ask questions if you are unsure about any details on the item.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIVL - STL-TU\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bobbs-Merrill Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45742720909488,"sku":"SG-22055-S","price":11.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0286\/5990\/8661\/files\/img_01_90e42d10-f8c3-454b-b749-f6da1602404b.png?v=1793145417","url":"https:\/\/juststuffisell.com\/products\/the-law-of-the-land-by-emerson-hough-1904-first-edition-first-printing-bobbs-merrill-hardcover-illustrated-by-arthur-i-keller","provider":"Just Stuff I Sell","version":"1.0","type":"link"}