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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1909 Book. Illus. by With Illustrations. Good +. Hardcover. Has some edge and spine fading, as well as scuffs and edge wear..

"Recollections of Auton House" by C. Auton (Augustus Hoppin). 1909; Houghton Mifflin Company; Boston and New York. The book is illustrated throughout. Please see the photos for the complete list of contents.From the Preface:"These reminiscences are written to satisfy the Auton who composed them, and to amuse the Autons who may read them. Grown-up people never cease to be young. They are only old boys with hats and whiskers, and old girls with frizettes and eyeglasses, that's all. There are many Auton houses in the land, and lots of Auton children wandering over it, but the original Auton House is gone forever, and we can only catch the echo of its revelry in our ear, and detect a smack of its good cheer lingering on our tongue." Condition: Clean front cover; light soiling along the right edge of the back cover; the red cloth color has somewhat faded on the spine; sharp corners. Tight binding. No cracks. No loose pages. The inside of the book nearly appears unread - clean pages with no writing, stains,… Read More

Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1881-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . Cover shows moderate wear, tear, rubbing, soiling, staining, and loss on the edges. Name of former owner on the front free endpaper. Pages are tanned and clean.

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, spine cracked, owner signature . (Louis D. Millett, 1881) on front free endpaper, pages lightly toned, some . finger soiling.. 1881. First Edition. Hardcover. Cloth-backed, color illustrated paper boards. Many engravings. A lively memoir of the author's New England childhood, growing up as one of eleven children. Hoppin was an illustrator and cartoonist who wrote this book using his C. Auton pseudonym. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 99 pages .

Houghton Mifflin Pub,, 1909.. hardcover. ACCEPTABLE. Acceptable / Fair condition. Original 1909 edition/printing, slightly oversize red squarish hardcover with illustrated cover, Houghton Mifflin, 99pp. Cover a little worn and slightly faded; binding loose and almost separated prior to title page; gift inscription in old script on first page, lower edge of page 11 ripped off taking 4 lines of text, pencil scribble on p41. **We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Very Good. 1897. Hardcover. C. Auton (Augustus Hoppin.) RECOLLECTIONS OF AUTON HOUSE. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1897. 99 pages, illustrated, rubbed binding; spine ends and corners. Good. .

Houghton Mifflin, 1909. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Augustus Hoppin. With price clipped dust jacket, chipped in places to top edge and with one or two small closed tears, and slight fade to edges, now in protective sleeve. Original red cloth pictorial boards with minimal shelf wear. Internally very clean throughout. Part of the Riverside Library series. A delightful book for the young about life growing up in Auton House, Rhode Island, with charming illustrations by Augustus Hoppin

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1909. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Reprint. Pictorial cloth. Illustrated. Fine in fine price-clipped dustwrapper. Children's book first published in 1881 about Rhode Island in the early part of the 19th century. A very attractive copy, scarce in jacket.