Author: Murray, David Christie
Title: Old Blazer's Hero [Pratt's Circulating Library]
Description: Chicago: Rand, McNally & Company, 1888. Softcover. First American edition; 5 x 7 1/4; pp. 292; original cover replaced with "Pratt's Circulating Library" brown wraps (as is very often the case with this well-known lending library in Denver); some age-darkening and a few small nicks to tips of spine; closed cut to fore-edge of front wrap; page edges a bit brittle with several chips to fore-edge of first 3 pages; bookshop stamps; overall good to very good. David Murray (1847 – 1907) was a British author and journalist. He began his career writing for several newspapers. After covering the Ruso-Turkish War of 1877-78 Murray left began writing fiction. 'Old Blazer's Hero' is a humorous story of Shadrach - a miner and his village's aspiring bard. Ill.: 0. 2.

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