The Ruling Passion, by Henry Van Dyke, (Illustrated, Decorative Binding), 1901 🌲🎨📜

The Ruling Passion, by Henry Van Dyke, (Illustrated, Decorative Binding), 1901 🌲🎨📜This 1901 edition of "The Ruling Passion, Tales of Nature and Human Nature" by American author Henry Van Dyke was published by Charles Scribner's Sons. The volume features illustrations by W. Appleton Clark. The book is a collection of stories that explore human emotion and the natural world. This well made volume is a sound acquisition for a collector of literary Americana and early 20th century decorative bindings. 2. About the Book "The Ruling

The presence of a personal inscription adds a unique layer of provenance and history to this specific copy

The plot explores their intrigues

which makes the book's anti-hunting themes particularly poignant

the year the state medical license was created

detailed scrollwork and outlining the entire scalloped rim

The inscription on the inside front cover

The Ideal Collector 💡🧐🏛️ This set is an essential acquisition for a curator of World War II History

His work focuses on local history and stories

The stories within feature a cast of characters that includes both “clowns” and “criminals

It also involved delicate diplomatic relations

As a rare post-war Taiwan edition from 1953

and drawings from the era