THE CRISIS

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The Crisis is an historical novel published in 1901 by the American novelist Winston Churchill.[1] It was the best-selling book in the United States in 1901. The novel is set in the years leading up to the first battles of the American Civil War, mostly in the divided state of Missouri. It follows the fortunes of young Stephen Brice, a man with Union and abolitionist sympathies, and his involvement with a Southern family.

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Authored by Winston with illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy. Published by Mamillan and Co. of New York in 1905. Hard cover bound this Colonial Edition Reprint is in Good condition and covered in plastic. The size of the book is 194x132x39mm.

522 pp + 8 pp catalogue. Head & tail restored; reworked lettering and embellishments in gilt on front. Ex libris label and prev owner’s inscription on ffeps; all edges discol, pages browning and foxed. 522pp plus 10pp ads. Frontis with foxed tissue guard plus 7 other b&w plates all of which have caused foxing fore and aft. Hard Cover Black Cloth