Posson Jone' and Père Raphael

Language: English

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1909

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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.…

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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
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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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