The Smuggler of King's Cove or the Old Chapel Mystery by Sylvanus Cobb Jr. [FIRST EDITION] 1896 • Henry T. Coates & Co

The Smuggler of King's Cove or the Old Chapel Mystery by Sylvanus Cobb Jr.

FIRST EDITION [1896] HENRY T. COATES & COMPANY

Antiquarian hardcover in very good condition.   

Beautiful decorative boards with stunning frontispiece. 

Some general wear to edges of cloth.  Cover is clean and book has held up remarkably well.  

Pages are clean, nice and read beautifully with some obvious tanning. 

From the author of  “ORION, THE GOLD-BEATER,” “THE GUNMAKER OF MOSCOW,” “THE PAINTER OF PARMA,” 

We doubt if there is anywhere on the sea board of England another stretch of coast so wild and rugged, and so forbidding of aspect to navigators, as is that of Headlandshire—probably so called because of its numerous bold headlands overlooking the Irish Sea. Not far from midway of this stretch of coast is an inlet of the sea, called Raven Bay; and from this bay there is still another inlet, narrow and dubious of entrance, but deep and broad within, called King’s Cove.

The story goes that once upon a time an English king, fleeing from his rebellious subjects by sea, sought shelter here and safety; and found them both. The bay itself is no mean shelter when safely gained. About its entrance are numerous rocks, large and small—some lifting their storm-beaten crests above the surface of the water, while many lie hidden beneath it; also, there are a number of small islands so arranged as to effectually veil the inlet from the eyes of strangers passing to and fro outside. The man who would run even an ordinary yacht in safety into Raven Bay must be thoroughly acquainted with every fathom of the true channel. But, though we have gained that first haven, we see nothing of King’s Cove—not a sign of it. Yet it is not far off.