Ken Ward in the Jungle
NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1912. Hardcover. 5.25"x7.5" 30p pp, 4 advertisement pp. Illustrated. Jungle green cloth w/faded red letters of title and author stamped on front. Man w/gun w/jungle scene all black stamped on front. Code letters on C/R page: c-u Photoplay edition. Frontispiece in B&W: "The Jaguar Opened His Jaws Threateningly". Spine straight, binding tight, pages slightly toned. Not x-library. PON on ffep in blue ink. Hinge slightly cracked along title page. Light soiling to boards. Edge wear w/bit of fraying. No DJ. Spine faded red letters. Secure ship w/track #. Very Good. Item #3109
Hal's homesickness might never have been in evidence at all, to judge from the way the boy, awakening at dawn, began to talk about the Santa Rosa trip."Well," said Ken, as he rolled out of bed, "I guess we're in for it.""Ken, will we go?" asked Hal, eagerly."I'm on the fence.""But you're leaning on the jungle side?""Yes, kid--I'm slipping."Hal opened his lips to let out a regular Hiram Bent yell, when Ken clapped a hand over his mouth."Hold on--we're in the hotel yet."It took the brothers long to dress, because they could not keep away from the window. The sun was rising in rosy glory over misty lagoons. Clouds of creamy mist rolled above the broad Panuco. Wild ducks were flying low. The tiled roofs of the stone houses gleamed brightly, and the palm-trees glistened with dew. The soft br...
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