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THE CUB ARRIVES
By Paul L. Anderson
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1927. First edition, first printing. Pale yellow cloth with titles and cover decoration stamped in black. Contemporary name and date (1929) to the front endpaper, mild soiling to the covers, small stain to the lower front cover, and the spine is a bit age-toned; lacking the dust jacket. Frontispiece plate illustration of baseball action. A spoiled and wild young man arrives as a new student at a fine New England boys' prep school, gets into trouble, and is put in the charge of one of the older students for a summer of re-education. Several chapters in the book deal with baseball game play and a boxing match. Paul Lewis Anderson (1880–1956) was an American photographer and author who wrote five young adult historical fiction novels focusing on ancient Rome and two young adult novels about life in a New England boys' prep school. A VERY SCARCE BOOK! FREE SHIPPING to USA on this item. PLEASE VIEW FOR MORE GREAT BOOKS THANKS! |