The Point of Honor. A Military Tale. Conrad, Joseph [Very Good] [Hardcover]

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First American Edition, First Impression, First Binding State. Hard cover,12mo, in publisher's dark green cloth binding with gold lettering and white design, showing two duelists crossing swords. Top edge stained grey, bottom edge untrimmed. pp [6] 182. Spine has ""McClure"" at the foot, indicating a first-state binding. With four full-page color plates by Dan Sayre Groesbeck, not included in the pagination. ** CONDITION: Very Good. Some rubbing to board edges. Several dark spots to the upper right front cover look like spattered black ink. Head of the spine with some minor fraying. No ownership markings. Pages lightly age-toned. Hinges in order. Now in mylar.** ""THE POINT OF HONOR"" concerns two French cavalry officers during the Napoleonic Wars, and their mutual obsession for dueling each other over matters of honor. Their military superiors try to thwart the dueling Hussars, but gentlemanly pride prevails and they do fight, although one soldier seems surprised when his sword draws blood and he had to attend to his foe's wound. It is a lighter novel than many of Conrad's maritime works, and has a suitably Hollywood ending. The story is complimented by the full-page color illustrations, showing the men in battlefields both outdoors and by the lady ""reclining on a couch"".** Illustrator Dan Sayre Groesbeck (1878-1950) created cinematic concept art for movies, as well as illustrating numerous books. He became a major source of inspiration for legendary filmmaker, Cecil B. DeMille, who came to rely on his artwork to convey visual concepts to costume and set designers.** Supino A13.9.0. Keating 83 (edition only).