The Two Heaps: and What Miss Brown's Sunday School Class Did about Them

Anonymous / Walker, Mrs. Edward Ashley, Anson D F Randolph, and John Andrew

Published by Anson D. F. Randolph, New York, NY, 1866

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This is a small format book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine and corners of the book cover has noticeable fading and there is some light bumping, rubbing and fraying. There are a couple of small spots of discoloration to the covers. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name on the front pastedown page. "Like many of the 19th-century women who wrote series for children, Katherine Kent Child Walker (Mrs. Edward Ashley Walker) came from a religious background. And, like several of her counterparts, she drew on her own life for some of her publications, especially after her marriage. In contrast with many married series authors, however, Walker wrote her juvenile series when she was single. After her marriage, most of her publications were in periodicals. Whether writing articles for adults or relating anecdotes about her daughter for children's magazines, Walker often adopted a light-hearted tone, and her best-known piece is the humorous "The Total Depravity of Inanimate Things" (1864)." (19th Century Girls Series website). …

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Title
The Two Heaps: and What Miss Brown's Sunday School Class Did about Them
Author
Anonymous / Walker, Mrs. Edward Ashley, Anson D F Randolph, and John Andrew
Publisher
Anson D. F. Randolph, New York, NY
Publication year
1866
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
Early printing.

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S. Howlett-West Books was established in 1996, but the owner, Stephanie has been in the book business for over 25 years. Besides her full time work as a book dealer/compiler of price guides, she writes articles on the subject of Science Fiction for several trade magazines. She is a collector and reader of first edition science fiction in her spare time.

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