An old book titled :The Ruling Passion / Tales of Nature and Human Nature By HENRY VAN DYKEPublished by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1901. Blue cloth with gilt lettering and elaborate decorations both on spine and front board in gilt and green designed by Margaret Armstrong. Rubbing to edges, slight bump to head and heel of spine. Previous owner gift inscription to front endpaper dated 1902. Text is clean and bright, no marks. Frontis and seven other wonderful illustrations by W. Appleton Clark. "Music, nature, children, honour, strife, revenge, money, pride, friendship, loyalty, duty, -to these objects and others like them the secret power of passion often turns, and the ife unconsciously follows it, as the tides in the sea follow the moon in the sky." (from the preface)

Rubbing to edges and corners, slight tear to spine tip,bump to head and heel of spine.Text is clean and bright, no marks. Frontis and seven other wonderful illustrations by W. Appleton Clark. "Music, nature, children, honour, strife, revenge, money, pride, friendship, loyalty, duty, -to these objects and others like them the secret power of passion often turns, and the ife unconsciously follows it, as the tides in the sea follow the moon in the sky." (from the preface)