Stratton-Porter (Gene) The Keeper of the Bees
£150
London, Hutchinson, [1926].
First UK edition. 8vo. Original blue pictorial cloth. Dust-jacket.
- Gene Stratton-Porter’s last novel, a story about a World War I veteran who regains his health through the restorative power and beauty of nature.
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Minor spotting to extremities of text block; overall a fine copy in very good dust-jacket.
Decorations by Lee Thayer; illustrations by Gordon Grant.
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