Author: Beatrice Harraden
Title: Untold Tales of the Past
Description: Edinburgh, William Blackwood and Sons, 1897. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this collection of ancient stories retold for children by author and suffragette Beatrice Harraden. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with pictorial gilt to the front board and spine. Ink inscription to the front free end paper, dated 1897. Beatrice Harraden (1864Â1936) was a British author and a leader of the suffragette movement. She was a founding member of the Women"s Social and Political Union (WSPU) and an integral member of the Women Writers' Suffrage League and Women"s Tax Resistance League. In this anthology, Harraden retells twelve ancient stories, including the bravery of Joan of Arc, the triumph of Caesar, and the duties of the Vestal Virgins. These stories are illustrated throughout by H. R. Millar. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with fading to the spine and a couple of small marks to the rear board. Gilt remains bright to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: H. R. Millar. Very Good .
Keywords: Beatrice Harraden Children's fiction Short stories Children's fiction H. R. Millar
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Title: Untold Tales of the Past
Description: Edinburgh, William Blackwood and Sons, 1897. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this collection of ancient stories retold for children by author and suffragette Beatrice Harraden. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with pictorial gilt to the front board and spine. Ink inscription to the front free end paper, dated 1897. Beatrice Harraden (1864Â1936) was a British author and a leader of the suffragette movement. She was a founding member of the Women"s Social and Political Union (WSPU) and an integral member of the Women Writers' Suffrage League and Women"s Tax Resistance League. In this anthology, Harraden retells twelve ancient stories, including the bravery of Joan of Arc, the triumph of Caesar, and the duties of the Vestal Virgins. These stories are illustrated throughout by H. R. Millar. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with fading to the spine and a couple of small marks to the rear board. Gilt remains bright to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: H. R. Millar. Very Good .
Keywords: Beatrice Harraden Children's fiction Short stories Children's fiction H. R. Millar
Price: GBP 49.00 = appr. US$ 69.97 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 884M2
- Book number: 884M2
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