Harding Davis, Gallegher Other Stories 1stEd. 1919 ill.

"Gallegher and Other Stories", by Richard Harding Davis, with An Introduction by E.L. Burlingame, illustrated; published by Charles Scribner, New York, 1919, First Edition, later printing with Scribner's colophon and copyright 1916.

Davis's beloved character of Gallegher, a crime-solving Philadelphia newsboy, is introduced in this collection of short stories. The character later inspired Walt Disney to create a series of the same name that aired to great popularity in the 1960s.

Contents:

Gallegher: A Newspaper Story
The Princess Aline
The King's Jackal

"Gallegher and Other Stories" became the series "Gallegher", starring Roger Mobley, Edmond O'Brien, and Harvey Korman on Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color on NBC.

Richard Harding Davis (1864-1916) was an American journalist and writer of fiction and drama, known as the first American war correspondent to cover the Spanish-American War, the Second Boer War, and the First World War. He also played a major role in the evolution of the American magazine. His influence extended to the world of fashion, and he is credited with making the clean-shaven look popular among men at the turn of the 20th century.

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Condition Report: Hard boards with embossed HD on the front board, original publisher’s cloth, gold stamped spine [a little soiling and wear]; 5.1/4” x 7.3/4”; slightly stained [aging] endpapers; frontispiece on glossy paper; 306 pages + 5 plates on glossy paper, a little soiling, very good condition.