Description: San Francisco, CA: D. P. Elder & Morgan Shepard. Very Good. 1900. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition for his age. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The cloth-covered boards have some toning and wear small tears to the spine corners and edges of the book covers. The pastedown spine label is chipped and worn. The front cover pastedown label is complete but has some spots of toning from age. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's using pencil name/dedication on the front free page. "Morgan van Roorbach Shepard was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1865 and raised in Maryland. He had a turbulent youth: orphaned at nine, he attended several boarding schools until age sixteen. He then set off for adventure in South America, fell in love en route, and disembarked in Panama only to get mixed up in a Central American revolution. Arriving in California, he worked as a miner, shepherd, grape picker, streetcar conductor (he was fired for giving free rides to children), reporter, and finally, “thirteen interminable years” as a bank clerk in San Francisco. In the mid-1890s, Shepard fell in with the local bohemian set (no doubt influenced by his neighbor, Gelett Burgess), and he became a minor member of les jeunes, the group involved in writing and publishing The Lark magazine. At about this same time, he was introduced to Paul Elder, and the two made plans to go into business together. Despite their differences—Shepard was artistic, friendly, and outgoing; Elder was quiet and reserved with a business head—their skills nicely complemented each other." This item will be shipped quickly from a smoke-free environment. If a buyer purchases multiple items, I am happy to offer combined shipping at no extra cost.If you have any questions, please send me an email. CLICK HERE FOR MORE ITEMS!We greatly appreciate your support of our small business. Thank you!
Price: 22.8 USD
Location: Tujunga, California
End Time: 2024-11-01T20:48:33.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: San Francisco, CA
Signed: No
Publisher: D. P. Elder & Morgan Shepard
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Year Printed: 1900
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Author: Morgan Shepard
Personalized: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Classics
