1903 Arthur Conan Doyle "The Adventures of Gerard", George Newnes 1st Edition

An antique 1903 edition of "The Adventures of Gerard" by A Conan Doyle, bound in red cloth boards, embossed with "CD" monogram in a wreath to the front. Discoloration to the spine and pencil inscribed to the front. Copyright 1902, 1903 by George Newnes Limited, published September 1903. Condition: Overall good with signs of age and wear, mostly some staining to the spine, wear on the spine ends, bending to the corners, and the paper has discoloured with age. The binding feel solid, and there are no loose pages. 297 pages "The stories were originally published in the Strand Magazine between December 1894 and September 1903. They were later issued in two volumes: The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard in February 1896 and The Adventures of Gerard in September 1903. Some of the titles were changed on re-publication." "Brigadier Gerard is the hero of a series of 17 historical short stories, a play, and a major character in a novel by the British writer Arthur Conan Doyle. Brigadier Etienne Gerard is a Hussar officer in the French Army during the Napoleonic Wars. Gerard's most notable attribute is his vanity – he is utterly convinced that he is the bravest soldier, greatest swordsman, most accomplished horseman and most gallant lover in all France. Gerard is not entirely wrong, since he displays notable bravery on many occasions, but his self-satisfaction undercuts this quite often."