RIVERS OF DAMASCUS AND OTHER STORIES

by Donn Byrne, Brian Oswald Donn Byrne

$25 · Offered by L. W. Currey

First edition

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd., n.d. 1931 . Octavo, pp. i-iv v vi vii viii 1-312, original black cloth, front panel stamped in blind, spine panel stamped in gold. First edition. Collects eleven stories. The author was born in Brooklyn, grew up in Ireland, then moved back to New York to pursue a literary career, hitting the big time in 1920 with MESSER MARCO POLO. He lived beyond his means and made enemies

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