* There's a misspelling: Perhaps the name is slightly different. Try searching for variations like "Alfred Paxon," "Al Paxton," or "A. Paxton."
* The author is less known: It's possible they wrote in a niche genre or published under a pseudonym.
* They may be a contemporary author: You can try searching online databases like WorldCat or the Library of Congress to see if you can find any works by an author named Alfred Paxton.
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