Description
Signed first edition of Henry Gross and His Dowsing Rod by Kenneth Roberts.
Octavo, 310pp, [3]. Brown cloth, title in gilt on spine. Copyright date matches date on title page, with two printings listed. Solid text block, all images listed are present, a near fine example. In publisher’s dust jacket, $3.00 retail price on front flap, some chipping along edges, a touch of shelf wear, light sunning along spine, a good example. Signed by the author on title page: “For Kenneth Leathers / with best wishes / Kenneth Roberts / 1951.”
Kenneth Roberts was a historical fiction writer who won a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation in 1957 for his novels focusing on early American history.
