The Potato Child & Others [SIGNED, & WITH LETTERS]
by Woodbury, Mrs. Charles J. [Lucia H. Woodbury]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- VERY GOOD ++
- Seller
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Houlton, Maine, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: Paul Elder and Company Publishers, 1910 Copyright 1910, Colophon 1911, Tomoye Press, under the direction of John Henry Nash in San Francisco. [6], 27pp, [1], bound in paper over boards, with a mounted illustration, frontis after a bas-relief by Elizabeth Ferrea, in gilt borders, with the binding and hinges tight. INSCRIBED & SIGNED [to W. D. Vincent] "For I remember many / pleasant hours spent / in your company / before our open fire. / Lucia H. Woodbury." Along with two letters from the Author *A handwritten letter addressed to "My dear Mr. Vincent / After the ceremony Christmas Day, will you please accompany us home for a very informal Wedding Breakfast. The letter continues, and is signed "Lucia H. Woodbury". *The second is a handwritten letter addressed to Mr. Vincent, being a dinner invitation, signed by Lucia H. Woodbury. Includes the bookplate of W. D. Vincent.
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- Bookseller
- Monroe Bridge Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006992
- Title
- The Potato Child & Others [SIGNED, & WITH LETTERS]
- Author
- Woodbury, Mrs. Charles J. [Lucia H. Woodbury]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VERY GOOD ++
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Paul Elder and Company Publishers
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1910
- Keywords
- Signed Letters, John Henry Nash, Tomoye Press
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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