The Lightning Conductor Discovers America (in decorative binding)
New York: AL Burt, 1916. Hardcover. Hardcover in light blue cloth decorated and lettered in white green and red. 384 pp. Illustrated with maps and photographic plates. An early reprint edition. Tight, very good example, spine lettering rubbed. The second of three Lightning Conductor books, a follow-up novel to "The Lightning Conductor: The Strange Adventures of a Motor Car". In this book, Molly Randolph (now Mrs. Winston), travels to America and with friends she met on the ship over, take a trip around New England in the early years of automobile travel. The plot revolves around the romantic travails of Patricia "Patty" Moore, who has agreed, to relieve her family's debts, to marry a rich but villainous man though she is in love with another. Molly intervenes to save her fortunes and her love life. "The Lightning Conductor Discovers America" "...offers more travelogue, more humor, more romance and more motor cars.." than the first book. (Thanks to the "Literary Letters" site for the synopsis). Very Good. Item #E33864
Price: $17.50