The Great Prince Shan by Oppenheim, E. [Edward] Phillips - 1922

Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown, and Company, 1922. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 7x5x1. First edition. Eleanor Foster Lansing's copy, with her name in pencil on front endpaper (these were purchased from a family library in Henderson Harbor, NY, near U.S. Secretary of state Robert Lansing's birthplace in Watertown, which included many other works owned by him). No jacket. Spine toned and rubbed, pages lightly foxed. 1922 Hard Cover. 303 pp. An English nobleman and his resourceful niece work together to uncover an international plot that hinges on the actions of a reserved but unpredictable prince. This multilayered story is full of political intrigue, informed by the leaders of its day. Nigel Kingley has grown concerned about the state of England’s public affairs. The country’s government is focused on singular interests that have left them vulnerable to attack. He and his partners discover a budding alliance among three major… Read More

Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1922. First U.S. edition. Several light stains to fore-edge, bookseller ticket affixed to lower right corner of front paste down, light shelf wear and rubbing to corner tips and spine ends, some fade and a few stains to spine, a very good copy in a bright, nearly fine dust jacket (mated to this copy) with mild rubs to spine ends and corner tips, vertical crease to spine panel. (30513). Octavo, pp. [1-4] [1-3] 4-303 [304: blank] [305: ads] [306-308: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], original decorated blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black. A tale of political intrigue set in the near future (1934). England has relaxed militarily, seemingly secure with membership in the League of Nations. Germany, Russia, Japan and China plot against them. China has secretly built a fleet of 1000 advanced airships which can be used to conquer any country in the world. The world is on the brink of a new world war and China's brilliant leader, Prince Shan, uses his… Read More