mrs lucia chase bell (7 risultati)

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 271 p. 19 cm. B&w frontispiece and 8 other full-page plates, as well as in-text illustrations. Red cloth with blackand gold impressing. Scuff on upper front. Corners bumped. Small tears in spine ends. Bookplate for S. Matthias Sunday School on front pastedown.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book is an autobiography of the author's time spent herding cattle in the rural midwest in the late 19th century. Following a homesteading family through the difficulties of nature and economics, the author gives a glimpse into the pioneering spirit of young women in an era often dominated by men. This book will appeal to fans of historical fiction, women's studies, and American literature. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

First edition. Scarce. A beautiful book, with gilt and black-stamped lettering and decorations on the front board and spine. Brown cloth-covered boards, 7 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches, 384 pp., b/w illustrations (frontispiece plate; 26 other plates; other illustrations in text). Very good (modest edgewear; focal, mild rubbing; gilt bright; modest spine slant; a little dust soiling, top edge of book block; gift inscription in neat pencil script, front free endpaper; with the exception of a few minor stains, pages are clean; a couple short edge tears; binding in good shape). Defects described in detail --- a nice copy. Multiple stories with girls as the central characters: Jennie of Swan's (Annie Sawyer Downs); The Assistant (Mary Hartwell Catherwood); Noblesse Oblige (Nora Perry); Our Venture (Jane Andrews); A Brave Baby (Sara E. Wiltse); How Naomi Flooded the Bog (Stuart Chaplin); A Modern Kate Barlass (Mrs. Frances A. Humphrey); Kate Oxford's One Talent (Nora Perry); Little True Blue (Mrs. Lucia Chase Bell); The Story of a Good Little Mother (Mrs. Lucy Gibbons Morse); Dolly's Last Night (Emily Huntington Miller); Bessie's Story (Frank H. Converse); Henrietta's Heroism (M.E.W.S.); Fayette's Ride (Clara E. Guernsey); The Story of a Dress (Nora Perry); The Little Jade Lizard (M.E.W.S.); Molly Crowde's Ride (Mrs. Frances A. Humphrey); Anna Albitz of Birkendorf (Cynthia Saxton Turner); Her Little Life (Julia A. Eastman); Polly's Lion (David Ker). (3214028).