CHAMBERS, ROBERT W. - The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esq.

New York, NY: D. Appleton & Company, 1912. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Charles Dana Gibson. B&W Illustrations; Second Printing (with the #2 in parentheses on the last page of text, as per Appleton books). This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking the dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The lettering on the spine of the book has almost competely rubbed away. The lettering on the front cover of the book is in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is an inked previous owner's name on the front endpaper. The edges of the text block, especially the foredge, has several spots of ground-in dirt. This book is illustrated throughout with black and white illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson. "Chambers's main work of historical fiction was a trilogy of novels set during the Franco-Prussian War. These novels were The Red Republic (1895, centring on the Paris Commune) , Lorraine (1898) , and Ashes of Empire (1898). Chambers also wrote Cardigan (1901) , a historical novel set at the outbreak of the American Revolution. Chambers later turned to writing romantic fiction to earn a living. According to some estimates, Chambers had one of the most successful literary careers of his period, his later novels selling well and a handful achieving best-seller status. Many of his works were also serialised in magazines. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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