The Hand of the Mighty, and Other Stories

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co, [1913]. First Edition (presumed; no prior editions or printings cited). Octavo with blue boards and gilt title stamping; 12 preliminary leaves; deckle edges; 412 pages; frontispiece (portrait); 20 cm Good (+) to very good (-);gilt stamping is bright; boards are rubbed along corners and edges; leaves are toned and occasionally foxed; clean and soundly bound. Hardcover.

American regionalism; Virginia. "Vaughan or Vaughn Kester (September 12, 1869 – July 4, 1911) was an American novelist and journalist. He was the elder brother of dramatist and author Paul Kester (1870–1933)." --WikipediaContents: The hand of the mighty. The bad man of Las Vegas. Mollie darling. The blood of his ancestors. When we have waited. The deserter. What Rearton saw. How Mr. Rathburn was brought in. Miss Caxton's father. The half-breed. Willie. Mr. Feeney's social experiment. All that a man hath.