The Root of All Evil
Author: Joseph Smith "J S" Fletcher (1863-1935)
Year: 1924
Publisher: George H Doran Company
Place: New York
Description:
317+[3 blank] pages. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's full orange cloth, front board and spine stamped in black. In original pictorial jacket. First American edition.
Originally printed in Britian in 1921. Jeckie Farnish has grown up in a grindingly poor household, and as she reaches adulthood falls in love with a local grocers son. She is loved by her childhood playmate Joe Bartle, but takes him for granted and feels that he lacks the spark or ambition to match her determination to make something of herself. Instead she pursues Albert , son of a wealthy grocery store owner, and believes they have an understanding. She is horrified when Albert goes on holiday and returns newly married to another woman, heartbroken,she resolves to do whatever is necessary to claw her way out of poverty. Made into a movie by the same name in 1947.
Condition: Cloth spine a bit toned, some light rubbing, soiling to binding, some light offsetting to end-leaves. Jacket spine a bit sunned, some rubbing, thumb soiling, a few creased tears, small chipping to jacket, verso of jacket with soiling, scuff-marks, generally not visible on jacket recto else better than very good in like jacket.
