This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 edition. Excerpt: ...rest--but not leading. It was loping along behind. "What's the matter, Lysander?" said my wife. ' I thought you wanted us to sit quiet." "Sit quiet!" I mocked her, almost crying; and I got up and stood on the seat with some others to follow those antelopes. I fixed my eye on the yellow. That jockey looked as ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 edition. Excerpt: ...rest--but not leading. It was loping along behind. "What's the matter, Lysander?" said my wife. ' I thought you wanted us to sit quiet." "Sit quiet!" I mocked her, almost crying; and I got up and stood on the seat with some others to follow those antelopes. I fixed my eye on the yellow. That jockey looked as though he was going to the postoffice on a hot day, and wasn't expecting any mail either. He wasn't trying. I wanted to get a grip at the back of his collar. I wanted to fling him off and get on myself. "Lysander"--said my wife, tugging at my coat-tail, --"were you trying to help her out--that way?" Her face was pale, but I thought I saw a sort of solemn sympathy, only waiting for me to speak the word. I couldn't speak. The yellow star began to look some as if it was going for the doctor. It was climbing up and getting in among the other colors. "Lysander"--said my wife, tugging at me violently--"which one is it?" "Get up here!" said I. "I'll help ye!" The herd was all rounding in on the first stretch, and yellow and blue Warsaw were tearing away, neck and neck, ahead of the rest. "The yellow! Candace. Ain't he gaining a little? Say! Ain't he gaining? He's got a big long chance before him to pull ahead now." But as they swept round the curve for the second pull, blue led him again, and I took hold of Candace's arm. She was standing beside me now, and she was white as a sheet, but she stroked my hand as a mother would a child in a high fever. "How is it?" said she presently, "I haven't got my far-off glasses." I dared to look again, with her comforting me that way--and, all of a sudden it looked as though yellow had heard the gates...
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Add this copy of Deacon Lysander to cart. $20.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1904 by The Baker & Taylor.
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Very Good. First edition. Illustrated blue cloth stamped in gilt. Illustrated. Cocked with bumped corners, and wear on the edges else very good, lacking the dust jacket.
Add this copy of Deacon Lysander to cart. $20.00, very good condition, Sold by Banjo Booksellers rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Andover, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1904 by Baker & Taylor.
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Very Good. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. First printing. Burgundy cloth with gilt illustration and lettering. Top edge gilt. Fore and bottom edges untrimmed. Light shelfwear. The spine is slightly slanted. There is a gift inscription, dated 1908, on the second free endpaper. Otherwise a fine copy, with tight binding.
Add this copy of Deacon Lysander to cart. $58.41, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Palala Press.
