Washington, PA: Washington Seminary. Good with no dust jacket; Boards heavily worn and toned, with loss at foot . of spine, front endpapers foxed, spine cracked.. 1905. Hardcover. Green and cream paper-covered boards stamped in gilt on front boards. Top edges gilt. Illustrations by Harriet Clark Scott. Warmly inscribed by Brooks, an English teacher at the Seminary, on the front free endpaper. A collection of short stories by the pupils of Washington Female Seminary, a Presbyterian school near Pittsburgh which operated from 1836-1948. Contributors include the following pupils of Washington Female Seminary Jessie Lambie, Elizabeth C. Gist, Bessie Farley, Carolene H. Harding, Cornelia Wales, Marion H. Blood, Ruth Rodgers, Harriet C. Scott, Mary King Mellon, Mary C. Brinton, and Jean Gray Brinton. A scarce title. WorldCat only locates six copies. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 63 pages; Signed by Editor .

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Bookseller: Old Saratoga Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 45246
Title: The Magic Ladder and Other Stories
Author: Brooks, Mary Wallace (editor)
Illustrator: Harriet Clark Scott
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards heavily worn and toned, with loss at foot of spine, front endpapers foxed, spine cracked.
Publisher: Washington Seminary
Place of Publication: Washington, PA
Date Published: 1905
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: Washington Seminary, Female Education
Bookseller catalogs: Short Stories and Essays;

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