Tales from Dreamland. By the author of 'Seven little people and their friends'. By H. E. Scudder. LONDON : 1866.
by Scudder, Horace Elisha, 1838-1902. - Author Not Given
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London: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd, Bedford Street, Covent Garden, 1866. Second Printing . Hardcover. Very Good. Small Octavo. Dalziel Brothers.. LONDON : 1866 [ No author stated. First published in the UK in 1865.]. 14 stories including; The Pot of Gold, The Old House in the Wheat-Forest, The Magic-Lantern, Carl's Voyaging, The Prince's Visit, etc., Hardback. Illustrated with four wood-engravings, including frontispiece, by the Dalziel Brothers. Dark-green pebble-grained cloth; gilt title to spine and cover within decorative gilt stamped designs. Original pale-yellow end-papers. No owner name or internal markings. Minor wear. VERY GOOD. (viii), 183 pages. **Only 3 copies recorded in the UK: Oxford, British Library, and V&A. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Literature & Theology. ] HORACE ELISHA SCUDDER (October 16, 1838 - January 11, 1902) was a prolific American man of letters and editor. He was born into a Boston family; his brothers were David Coit Scudder and Samuel Hubbard Scudder. He graduated from Williams College in 1858, taught school in New York City, and subsequently, returned to Boston and devoted himself to literary work. He is now best known for his children's books and the editorship he held for eight years of The Atlantic Monthly. He published the Bodley Books (1875-87) and was also an essayist, and produced large quantities of journalism that was printed anonymously. He was a correspondent of Hans Christian Andersen and biographer of James Russell Lowell. He edited also The Riverside Magazine. Perhaps his most popular work is The Children's Book, a collection of literature. Scudder was also famous for his 1884 work A History of the United States of America. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. Sm.8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. SCARCE.
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- Rosley Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Tales from Dreamland. By the author of 'Seven little people and their friends'. By H. E. Scudder. LONDON : 1866.
- Author
- Scudder, Horace Elisha, 1838-1902. - Author Not Given
- Illustrator
- Dalziel Brothers.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd, Bedford Street, Covent Garden
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1866
- Size
- Small Octavo
- Keywords
- MARCHEN - Fariry Tales - Victorian Stories. J.D. and Watson, William James. [wood-engraver] W. Swan Sonnenschein & Co. [publisher], Children's (people) books - England - 1889.
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