The Courtship of Miles Standish

Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill Company. Very Good+. 1903. 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W and Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition, and is lacking the accompanying box. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The light blue cloth covers have gilt lettering and dark blue and white decoration on the front cover and spine. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing, along with some beginning wear. There is a small ding to the top front corner of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a small square of glue residue to the top corner of the front endpaper where a sticker was removed. Included are 42 full page illustrations, of which 8 are in full color, along with a full color frontispiece. "Christy first attracted attention with his realistic illustrations and several articles as a combat artist during the Spanish–American War that included the Battle of Las Guasimas, the Battle of El Caney and the Battle of San Juan Hill, published in Scribner's, Harper's, and Leslie's Weekly magazines, and in Collier's Weekly. Christy gained especial prominence with the series, Men of the Army and Navy, and a portrait of Colonel Roosevelt that appeared on the cover of his Rough Riders series published in Scribner's. These illustrations propelled Christy to national prominence. From this, he decided to turn away from war and painting men in uniform. Instead, he yearned for beauty and created the "Christy Girl", redefining the portrayal of women in America through his illustrations and portraits. He captured the modern American woman – tall, confident, elegant, witty and athletic. " (from Wikipedia) .