Posson Jone' and Père Raphael
Language: English
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1909
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used





Seller: Christine's Cabinet, Providence, RI, U.S.A.Christine's Cabinet
AbeBooks seller since June 23, 2026
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 60.00
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"Posson Jone'" and Père Raphaël, with a New Word Setting Forth How and Why the Two Tales Are One, by George W. Cable. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1909. First edition of this combined text — "Père Raphaël" was privately printed from magazine plates in 1901, and "Posson Jone'" was earlier collected in Old Creole Days (1879); this Scribner volume marks their first joint publication. Illustrated in color throughout by Stanley M. Arthurs, including a color title-page vignette. The elaborately gilt-decorated cloth binding, in deep teal with an Art Nouveau design of urns, candelabra, and floral motifs, was designed by Margaret Armstrong, a notable American binding designer of the period, with her monogram stamped on the binding. Top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. This copy carries a pasted-in "Superintendent's Token," a Sunday School anniversary award from the Bethany Temple Sunday School in Philadelphia, dated March 11, 1915. Condition is Very Good: gilt remains bright and largely unworn, boards are square, and the interior is clean throughout with vivid, well-preserved color plates; minor fraying is present at the spine head and tail, with light rubbing to one board corner. A handsome copy of an Armstrong-designed Cable binding, well suited to collectors of Louisiana literature, Armstrong bindings, or Arthurs illustration.…
Seller Inventory # ABE-1783006728733
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Posson Jone' and Père Raphael
- Author
- George W. Cable
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
- Publication year
- 1909
- Condition
- Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Stanley M. Arthurs
- Edition
- 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition
- Seller catalogs
- Classic Literature & Poetry: Fine Editions
Christine's Cabinet
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Christine's Cabinet is an independent antiquarian bookshop specializing in illustrated first editions, fine bindings, and Victorian & Edwardian literature with documented provenance. Run by a single bookseller with 12+ years in book arts, printmaking, and book repair — currently teaching bookbinding at RISD Continuing Education, joining the Providence Art Club as an instructor this fall, 2026.
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