Rupert's Ambition by Horatio Alger, Jr. (1899 FE Hardcover)

Rupert's Ambition by Horatio Alger, Jr. (1899 1st Edition Hardcover, no DJ) Rupert is a young man down on his luck. His father's business crumbled due to the dishonesty of a business partner. This difficulty indirectly led to his father's death and Rupert is responsible (at age 16) to support his mother and invalid sister. To make matters worse, Rupert is fired from his job as a clerk because of the tough financial times. In a fortuitous turn of events, Rupert makes a valuable acquaintance. This job allows Rupert to prove himself and make more interesting acquaintances. Rupert is ambitious, as the title states and finds ways to rise to the top and overcome the stifling circumstances. iv + 366pp. Horatio Alger Jr. (1832 – 1899) was an American author who wrote young adult novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of middle-class security and comfort through good works. This title was around the 100th title, and near the last, to be published in his lifetime. Hardcover has salmon cloth boards with brown lettering & design on front, same designs on spine but lettering in three gold shadowboxes for title, author & publisher. No dust jacket. Dark brown end papers. Front gutter torn, but binding is complete with no loose pages. Frontis still has glassine protection. Light wear to edges. Copyright 1899 by Coates. Title page says this copy printed in 1899 by Coates. First Edition thus established. No ISBN, LCCN nor MSR.