The Arm-Chair at the Inn by F. Hopkinson Smith

The Arm-Chair at the Inn
F. Hopkinson Smith
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1912
357 pages
Illustrations by A. I. Keller, Herbert Ward and the author

The binding is in acceptable condition. The pages are lightly tanned and mildly foxed. The front end paper has been removed, the protective tissue is detached and there is a name written on the front paste down. The cover is rubbed, has some edge wear and there is a small stain on the back. Good. Hardcover.

Preface:  If I have dared to veil under a thin disguise some of the men whose talk and adventures fill these pages it is because of my profound belief that truth is infinitely more strange and infinitely more interesting than fiction. The characters around the table are all my personal friends; the incidents, each and every one, absolutely true, and the setting of the Marmouset, as well as the Inn itself, has been known to many hundreds of my readers, who have enjoyed for years the rare hospitality of its quaint and accomplished landlord.  (#0000849)