1735530

The Gorgeous Isle by Gertrude Atherton #1735530

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The Gorgeous Isle by Gertrude Atherton #1735530
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"The Gorgeous Isle" by Gertrude Atherton




1908

New York

Doubleday, Page and Company

Hardback - 223 total pages



Illustrated by E. Cole Phillips.




In good condition!! Cloth cover with gilt lettering on cover and spine. There is very minor wear on the corners of the covers and the top and bottom of the spine.



Slight beginning separation of one page, otherwise pages and binding are tight. The pages are free from any markings and are very clean.



I am listing this book and a large collection of books by noted authors from the estate of John and Jean Siddall. Many of the books are author inscribed. John Siddall was the editor of "The American Magazine" in the mid to late 20's. A little information about John Siddall and "The American Magazine".



In June of 1906, muckraking journalists Ray Stannard Baker, Lincoln Steffens, and Ida M. Tarbell left "McClure's Magazine" to help create "American Magazine". Ray Stannard Baker contributed articles under the pseudynom David Grayson. Under John S. Phillips, who served as editor until 1915, the monthly magazine departed somewhat from the muckraking style and focused on human interest stories, social issues, and fiction. Initially published by his Phillips Publishing Company of Springfield, Ohio, it later was taken over by Crowell Publishing Company then merged to become Crowell-Collier who published it until its closure in 1956. With the changes in 1915, the magazine's ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Excellent</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1908</td></tr>


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<tr><td>Title:The Gorgeous Isle by Gertrude Atherton</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Chino, California</td></tr>
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