The Lion and the Unicorn; Richard Harding Davis illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy

Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1906 Edition:Fourth Edition Year: 1906 Description: F, 295 pp.; antique book; over 100 years old; romantic novel of London lovers whose love story is told by an observing lion and unicorn from a London shop window; nine illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy; price markings on front free endpaper; Richard Harding Davis (b. 1864 - d. 1916) was an American Renaissance Man: author, playwrite, jounalist, editor, war correspondent, and good freind of President Theodore Roosevelt.; His plays and books were made into 19 movies during the early days of film and Hollywood. His most famous movie was the comedy, The Dictator (1915), starring John Barrymore directed by Edwin S. Porter and produced by Adolph Zukor. At one time he had three plays running simultaneously on Broadway! Author: Richard Harding Davis illiustrated by Howard Chandler Christy