Author: ATKINSON, ELEANOR
Title: Greyfriars Bobby
Description: New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1912. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book is in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning bumping and rubbing. The front book cover and spine are decorated with white, black and gilt lettering and illustrations. There is some light rubbing to the lettering on the spine of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. There is some light toning to all three edges of the text block, and there is a previous owner's inked name and date on the front endpaper. "While she wrote both fiction and non-fiction, the former mostly romances and the latter mostly educational books, she is best known for her 1912 novel Greyfriars Bobby. This popular work recounted the famous story of the eponymous dog; most of the modern versions of the story seem to stem from her form of the tale. Many details of the book, especially those regarding the dog's master are inaccurate; until recently it was assumed that she had no opportunity for original research of her setting. It seems likely that she worked from the basic story and embellished it from her own imagination. The story, however, is lovingly detailed; the descriptions of the geography may be somewhat confused, but effort was clearly made to get names correct, and to get across the atmosphere of the city." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .
Keywords: Historical Fiction Eleanor Atkinson Dogs Animals Pets Friendship Scotland Skye terriers
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Title: Greyfriars Bobby
Description: New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1912. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book is in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning bumping and rubbing. The front book cover and spine are decorated with white, black and gilt lettering and illustrations. There is some light rubbing to the lettering on the spine of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. There is some light toning to all three edges of the text block, and there is a previous owner's inked name and date on the front endpaper. "While she wrote both fiction and non-fiction, the former mostly romances and the latter mostly educational books, she is best known for her 1912 novel Greyfriars Bobby. This popular work recounted the famous story of the eponymous dog; most of the modern versions of the story seem to stem from her form of the tale. Many details of the book, especially those regarding the dog's master are inaccurate; until recently it was assumed that she had no opportunity for original research of her setting. It seems likely that she worked from the basic story and embellished it from her own imagination. The story, however, is lovingly detailed; the descriptions of the geography may be somewhat confused, but effort was clearly made to get names correct, and to get across the atmosphere of the city." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .
Keywords: Historical Fiction Eleanor Atkinson Dogs Animals Pets Friendship Scotland Skye terriers
Price: US$ 75.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 50665
- Book number: 50665
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