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Published by James R. Osgood, Boston, 1873
Seller: Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABAA, ILAB), Bordentown, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good Plus. J.J. Harley (illustrator). First. First edition. Emerald green cloth lettered in gilt and decorated with black edging and ornaments. 463 pps. with frontis and 8 other line drawing illustrations. A collection of ladylike adventures for the reading and listening edification of young women. A very good or better copy, a bit cocked, gilt bright, minor wear at the extremities. Faint pencil inscr. dated Christmas, 1878 on the first blank leaf.
Published by Houghton, Mifflin, Boston, 1886
Seller: Peninsula Books, Traverse City, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. Adelaide Dutton Train Whitney (1824 - 1906) was an American poet and writer who authored more than twenty books. Most of her work (though not all) was written for girls. This copy has a previous owner name dated 1886. Brown cloth covers with gilt and black decorations, brown end papers with small, old price inked out on upper corner. Some light cover wear. Ref: Wright 5931 ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 388 pages.