Years ago, I came upon an old and hoary tavern when I as a fashion of refugee was flying from strong drink. Its name, as shown on the creaking sign-board, was The Black Lion Inn. My coming was the fruit of no plan; the hostelry was strange to me, and my arrival, casual and desultory, one of those accidents which belong with the experiences of folk who, whipped of a bad appetite and running from rum, are seeking only to be solitary and win a vacation for their selfrespect. This latter commodity in my own poor case had been ...
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Years ago, I came upon an old and hoary tavern when I as a fashion of refugee was flying from strong drink. Its name, as shown on the creaking sign-board, was The Black Lion Inn. My coming was the fruit of no plan; the hostelry was strange to me, and my arrival, casual and desultory, one of those accidents which belong with the experiences of folk who, whipped of a bad appetite and running from rum, are seeking only to be solitary and win a vacation for their selfrespect. This latter commodity in my own poor case had been sadly overworked, and called for rest and an opportunity of recuperation. Wherefore, going quietly and without word from the great city, I found this ancient inn with a purpose to turn presently sober. Also by remaining secluded for a space I would permit the memory of those recent dubious exploits of the cup to become a bit dimmed in the bosom of my discouraged relatives...
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1903, R. H. Russell
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Edition:
First
Publisher:
R. H. Russell
Published:
1903
Language:
English
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13096349309
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Frederic Remington. Fair to Good. No Jacket. Has a Lion (Black) on Cover with red boarder-Fair (Cover has edge wear & spine fading & has previous owners name) & 1st (has 1903 on bottom of title page & only has 1903 on back of title page--EMAIL for Pictures.
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8vo. 381 pp. Very Good, Beige Decorative Cloth with sun-fading, ink mark on spine, stains, edge wear, & rubbing on boards; minor shelf wear; pencil scribbles on end papers; some stains on edges of text block. Provenance: John Ruyle. Illustrated by Frederic Remington. First Edition.
