FRANK MERRIWELL'S "FATHER": An Autobiography by Gilbert Patten ("Burt L. Standish")

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 331 p. Edited by Harriet Hinsdale, assisted by Tony London. Eight illustrations. The Merriwell books, from their inception in 1896, have sold more than 500,000,000 copies, establishing Patten as the king of the dime and half-dime novelists. Inscribed by Hinsdale on the front flyleaf. Octavo. Original gray cloth binding, with red and gilt titles. The dust jacket is price-clipped, with some general minor shelfwear, and a few brown paper reinforcements to the verso; else very good. Inscribed By Editor. (Inventory #: 63558)