Old Caravan Days
Mary Hartwell Catherwood
From Boyd Used & Rare Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since February 18, 2013
From Boyd Used & Rare Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since February 18, 2013
About this Item
Publisher's olive drab cloth decoratively stamped in dark green, silver and gold on spine and front cover. Worn at spine ends; front cover shows spotting. Rear inner hinge is cracked, but the binding holds firm. Short gift inscription dated 1893 on ffep; previous owner's name on reverse of frontispiece illustration. Some soiling to pages. Twenty-seven illustrated plates (including frontispiece with tissue guard) and ten in-text illustrations. pp. 306, plus [12] ads. A scarce copy of Catherwood's novel for young readers, which tells of the many adventures of a family traveling by covered wagon from Ohio to western Illinois in the 1840s. Mary Hartwell Catherwood (1847-1902) was the author of about twenty book between 1875 and 1901. The thirty-seven illustrations were done by Henry Pruett Share (1853-1905). Seller Inventory # 014648
Bibliographic Details
Title: Old Caravan Days
Publisher: D. Lothrop and Company
Publication Date: 1884
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good+
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