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With illustrations by Carlton T. Chapman and Malcolm Fraser. 1900 printing of the 1899 first edition. Brick cloth with gold stamped title. Some wear to top and bottom of spine. Pre vious owner's name in front endpaper. American novelist, famous in his own day but not be confused with the subsequently famous British statesman. A best-seller, he wrote in the late 19th and early 20th century. This novel takes the form of memoirs of an 18th c gentleman during the American Revolutionary War, and moves between London, England and Maryland, US. This book sold over 2 million copies, quite extraordinary for the times. Historical fiction at its best in part because Churchill did extensive careful research. Macmillan, NY 1900 Hb. USED. $10.00 Show more