Oliver Wiswell by Roberts, Kenneth - 1940

Classic Kenneth Roberts American historical fiction, early Revolutionary War. Navy blue over boards, front blind-stamped titles; spine, stamped gold w/ graphic: 2 rifles, tree. Endpaper maps: Brooklyn 1776, Howe's Victory over Rebels, capture of New York; Buell's map, Virginia, Carolinas, Boone's Wilderness Road to Kentucky; detailed in red and blue. 22 cm. This story includes the dilemma of "loyalists" during the American Revolution. It opens in Milton, near Boston and the slopes of Blue Hill nearby, and a flurry of action among opposing factions. Author and researcher Kenneth Roberts is credited with developing the historical fiction American narrative, with characters bringing alive those years and personalities for readers early in the 20th century. Boards separating to gauze, needing expert repair. Body of volume is well-bound. Front lower corner bumped. Light edge wear otherwise.

New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company. Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1940. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. There is some wear to the DJ and fading of the spine. The binding at the title page is starting to crack. .

New York NY: Fawcett Crest, 1966. 2nd Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 7" tall white pocket paperback. A little browning to edges of cover. Very minor general shelf wear to cover. Pages are tight. A few pages were dog-eared. I saw two pages with one line underlined or one passage marked. Rest of pages appear clean/unmarked. 783 pages. Stated Second Fawcett Crest Printing - October 1966.

First edition. No dust jacket. Blue fabric covered boards with darkening at the top of the front and the entirety of the spine. The title and author are embossed on the front and printed on the spine, but no idea what color that might have been. The fabric is gently worn, with one impact mark on the top front edge. Endpapers with a map of the subject area. The deckle-edged pages are clean, tight and unmarked. A novel of the Revolutionary War from the point of view of the loyalists. This book will ship at over two pounds. Excess shipping costs are included in the list price.

1940 hardcover as pictured. Binding is firm. Blue cloth boards with gold stamping show light edge wear. Owner's bookplate inside front cover. Edge of text block tanned. Blue top edge faded. Text is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is very worn with tears and chips as well as several tape repairs. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sAR

Collins, 1943. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1943. No Edition Stated. 704 pages. Pictorial dust jacket with green lettering over purple cloth. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's name to half title page. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and soiling to boards. Notable sunning to spine and board edges. Unclipped dust jacket. Mild wear, tear and chipping to edges and corners. Notable tanning and soiling to DJ.

Milano, Mondadori, 1956, 8vo cartonato editoriale con sovraccoperta illustrata a colori, pp. 754.

New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, 1940. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8x5x1. 2nd printing. Lacks jacket. Bookplate of the late John Westerberg (a bookseller who operated as The Yankee Peddler) on front endpaper, front hinge weakening, front and end matter lightly foxed. 1940 Hard Cover. 836 pp. 8vo. Maps on endpapers. The novel begins in April 1775, when the protagonist is ejected from his home by American rebels, and ends in 1783, when the war has ended and he and other Loyalists leave their home country to establish roots in Canada. In between, the author manages to have Oliver plausibly meeting some of the most interesting characters involved (General Howe, John Vardill, John Cruger, etc) and at the scene of many of the war's most interesting events (the Battle of Bunker (Breed's) Hill, the rebels' surrender of New York, the intrigue-ridden courts of Paris and London, the trek to Kentucky by fleeing Tories along Boone's Wilderness Trail, the siege of… Read More

New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1940. 1940, 836pp, maps to eps, blue cloth, slight shelfwear to cover, corner crease to rear free ep, slight rubbing to eps, no dj, contents clean & unmarked.. Cloth. Very Good -/No Jacket.

Doubleday, Doran,, 1940.. 1st. Hardcover. Collectable, good. VG book without jacket. First printing after limited edition of 1000 copies. Blue cloth cover, map endpapers, 836pp. Cover has very slight rubbing on edges, lightly soiled by use; binding tight and square, interior unmarked except for very small number on front free endpaper. ** We are a small family business selling fine new and pre-owned books online since 1999. We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA.