OLD CHESTER TALES
by Deland, Margaret
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good /No Jacket
- Seller
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Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers. A collection of short stories featuring life in small town America in the 1890s from Deland, a popular and bestselliing author in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She wrote a number of books set in Old Chester and populated with many memorably described small-town characters. Second edition, early printing 1899). About 5 1/4 x 71/2 inches, 360 pages in light green boards with "small townish" graphic adding yellow and white highlights to front cover. Lettering on spine in gold. Also of interest are the frontispiece and 15 other illustrations by Howard Pyle, a well-known and highly-rergarded illustrator and artist of this period. Boards are rubbed and worn and lightly bumped at the corners and spine ends but without significant damage. Front end page shows x-mas message crossed out by later owner. O/w, boards and text are clean and complete, hinges intact, binding firm. A collectable copy. . Very Good. Hardcover. Second Edition.. 1898.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006148
- Title
- OLD CHESTER TALES
- Author
- Deland, Margaret
- Illustrator
- Pyle, Howard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition.
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1898
- Keywords
- short stories, Old Chester, small towns, small town life, late 19th century.
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
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About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.