CRANE, Stephen "The Open Boat" [Doubleday & McClure, 1899]

CRANE, Stephen. The Open Boat and Other Tales of Adventure.

New York: Doubleday & McClure Co., 1899. Early printing of this 1898 short story collection by the author of The Red Badge of Courage. 6.75" x 4.25", 336pp. Green cloth with black titling and black/silver ocean pattern on front board and spine. Owner's name crossed out in upper corner of FFEP. Very light rubbing to cloth. Hinges tight and textblock clean. Very Good+.

The Open Boat and Other Tales of Adventure collects stories that dramatize human struggle against nature, drawing on Crane’s own experiences. The title story, The Open Boat, depicts four men adrift in a small boat after a shipwreck, highlighting the randomness of fate and the bonds formed under duress. Crane’s precise, naturalistic style and attention to psychological detail make this collection a key work in the development of American literary realism.