The Sad Shepherd de Van Dyke, Henry - 1911

New York, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; former owner's name and a date are written in ink on the inner front cover; spine is faded; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and gilt decoration and lettering on the front board. Deckle page edges. 56 very clean unmarked and uncreased spiritual and inspirational pages! "Out of the Valley of Gardens, where a film of new-fallen snow lay smooth as feathers on the breast of a dove, the ancient Pools of Solomon looked up into the night sky with dark, tranquil eyes, wide-open and passive, reflecting the crisp stars and the small, round moon. The full springs, overflowing on the hill-side, melted their way through the field of white in winding channels; and along their course the grass was green even in the dead of winter........." from Chapter I (Darkness).. First Edition. Green Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover.