(#137625) GRAUSTARK: THE STORY OF A LOVE BEHIND A THRONE. George Barr McCutcheon.

GRAUSTARK: THE STORY OF A LOVE BEHIND A THRONE. Chicago: Herbert S. Stone and Company, 1901. Octavo, pp. [1-8] 1-459 [460: blank] [461: printer's imprint] [462-464: blank] [note: first two and last leaves are blanks], title page printed in orange, black and blind, original pictorial blue-gray cloth, front, spine and rear panels stamped in white, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed. First edition, fourth printing. This copy the fourth printing points called for by BAL, but the book is bound in BAL's "A" state binding. The author's first book (preceded by two ephemeral publications), a Ruritanian romance set in Graustark, an imaginary country in Europe. The first of McCutcheon's six very popular Graustark novels, followed by BEVERLY OF GRAUSTARK (1904), TRUXTON KING (1909), THE PRINCE OF GRAUSTARK (1912), EAST OF THE SETTING SUN (1924) and THE INN OF THE HAWK AND RAVEN (1927). With well-managed publicity and on its own merits, the book became a national bestseller within two months of its publication. Over 100,000 copies of the original edition were sold before the reprints were made. The success of McCutcheon's first book placed him among the most popular of the American romance writers. "The mythical Balkan realm of Graustark remains a household name in the U.S.A. ..." - Clute and Grant (eds), The Encyclopedia of Fantasy (1997), p. 826. Smith, American Fiction, 1901-1925 M-121. BAL 13501 (fourth printing; binding A). Kramer 273. A fine copy. (#137625).

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