God's Fool : A Koopstad Story
New York: D Appleton, 1892.
First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good- with no dust jacket. Item #16874
Spine darkened and spine lettering faded, top corner dampstain, light tone, light wear. Solid hardcover. ; First American edition of the best known novel by Dutch author Maartens, who wrote in English. Elias Lossell became deaf and blind from an accident as a child, and remained mentally a boy of nine. His twin half-brothers manage a tea merchant firm that Elias owns. The novel explores disability, innocence, moral vision, sacrifice, and the corrupting influence of wealth and ambition, critiquing Dutch moral and social conventions. ; 446, 2ad pages.
Price: $49.95