The Forge in the Forest by Charles G. D. Roberts (1902 Hardcover)

• Author: Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts (1860-1943)
• Illustrator: Hy (Henry) Sandham (1842-1910)
• Publisher: L. C. Page & Company, Boston, MA U.S.A. 1902?

"An Acadian Romance: Being The Narrative of the Acadian Ranger, Jean de Mer, Seigneur de Briart; and how he crossed the Black Abbe; and of his Adventures in a Strange Fellowship." - subtitles of the novel printed on title page.

CHARLES G.D. ROBERTS (1860-1943) is considered the father of Canadian poetry. He attended UNB, was a professor at King's College, Nova Scotia, served in WWI and was knighted in 1935. This was his first commercial adult novel (1896).

Illustrated by French Canadian born Henry (Hy) Sandham (1842-1910), the perfect choice of illustrator for a novel of Acadian Romance.

Hardcover has navy cloth embossed boards with gold lettering, but no DJ. Corners square, little wear. Page-edges are deckled. Interior is tight, clean and unmarked, except for a Brentanno's Bookseller sticker on rear paste-down.

• Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall, 311 pp.
• Condition: Near Fine Hardcover without Dust Jacket

Copyright 1896. 1st published by Lamson, Wolffe and Company. No edition or print-run info given in this copy. 1902 date comes from other booksellers description, but is a reasonable estimate of this L. C. Page produced copy. No ISBN, LCCN nor MSR.

Notes on Condition/Edition ratings:

Fine – means like new, but any book produced over 10 years ago isn't “brand new”.  Booksellers needed some word to describe this...

Very Good – How you or I might take care of a book, closer to “as new” than standard.

Good – How someone else might take care of a book. Also referred to as “standard.” The most likely condition

for books of this age, shows the book has been read or previously owned.

Acceptable – How a child, student or a librarian might take care of a book. (Either trying to make sure

someone doesn't steal it by plastering ownership everywhere, filled it with copious notes or

a book that has been damaged.)

Poor – Combination of “acceptable” factors above. Most likely with water damage as well. Might have

missing pages (you should ask).

Near – Means “almost” in an optimistic sense. e.g., “Near Fine” means very good, but on the high end.

1^st Thus – Unique somehow, maybe 1^st paperback, new illustrator, misprint or even the 1^st edition. A collector

might desire this copy.

Thanks for looking!