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Lancaster, Pennsylvania: The Examiner Printing House, 1893. Bright, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Original maroon cloth, gilt. Sketches of country scenes and ways that originally appeared in the Lancaster newspapers, The Daily and Weekly Examiner. Dedicated to the "Young Men and Maidens of Lancaster County." This copy is inscribed to H. H. Myers and dated October 5, '93. [According to History of Miami County Ohio, Henry H. Myers was born in Lancaster County in 1843, to Michael and Roney Myers, both immigrants from Germany. Henry became a shoemaker. During the Civil War, he served three years as a member of the 110th O.V.I. and participated in the battles of Winchester, the Wilderness, the Shenandoah campaigns, the siege of Petersburg, etc. After returning home, he engaged in farming, shoemaking, and as a dealer in boots and shoes. He married Miss Mary E. Jay in 1871 and raised 3 children.] . First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition. 8vo. 504pp.