CHURCHILL, WINSTON — A Far Country

NY: The Macmillan Co, 1915. 1st Edition. Sixth Printing. Hard Cover. Illustrated by Herman Pfeifer. Publisher's full burgundy cloth, gilt lettering on spine and cover, gilt border on cover, top edge yellow. Illustrated with eight full-page B&W drawings by Herman Pfeifer. The novel, by American author Winston Churchill was the second best-selling novel of 1915. It follows the career of Hugh Paret from youth to manhood, and how his profession as a corporation lawyer gradually changes his values. "This novel is concerned with big problems of the day. A Far Country deals, without restraint, in a story that is intense and dramatic, with vital issues confronting the twentieth century.". Covers mildly rubbed, head and heel worn, corners bumped, gilt on spine faded, hinges starting (but holding), former owner's name and date (Christmas 1916) on rep, else fine; otherwise unmarked, tight, square, and clean. GOOD. B&W Drawings. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. vii, 509, (8-adverts) pp. Good with no dust jacket .