Penelope's Irish Experiences and Penelope's English Experiences

Kate Douglas Wiggin

Published by Gay and Bird 1900-1903, London, 1900

About this Item

A lovely, uniformly bound set of three of Kate Douglas Wiggin's youth novels. Complete in three volumes. This set includes: I. Penelope's English Experiences, First Edition, published in 1900 II. Penelope's Irish Experiences, Eighth Edition, published in 1902 III. Penelope's Experiences in Scotland, Second Edition, published in 1903 These three works are about main character Penelope as she travels to Great Britain and Ireland. They are intended as novels for youth. Kate Douglas Wiggin was an American educator, author and composer. She wrote children's stories, most notably the classic children's novel Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, and composed collections of children's songs. She started the first free kindergarten in San Francisco in 1878. Previous owner's ink inscription to front free-endpaper of 'English Experiences'. Previous owner's ink inscription to half title page of 'Irish Experiences'. Previous owner's ink inscription to one of the front free-endpaper's of 'Experiences in Scotland'. Uniformly bound in the publisher's original decorative cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor shelf wear. Slight bumping to the heads and tails of the spines and extremities of all volumes. Ink stain to the rear board of 'Experiences in Scotland'. Previous owner's ink inscriptions can be found on one of the front free-endpapers of 'Experiences in Scotland', to the half title page of 'Irish Experiences', and the front free-endpaper of 'English Experiences'. Previous bookseller's plate to the rear pastedown of 'English Experiences'. Internally, front hinge to 'English Experiences' slightly strained but remaining firm. Internally, binding strained in all volumes, but slightly loose in 'Experiences in Scotland'. Closed tear to one of the rear free-endpapers to 'Experiences in Scotland.' Internally, scattered spotting to the first and last few pages of each volume, and the odd spot throughout all volumes, otherwise pages are bright and clean. Very Good.

Seller Inventory # 787J9

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Penelope's Irish Experiences and Penelope's English Experiences
• Publisher: Gay and Bird 1900-1903, London
• Publication Date: 1900
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: C.E. Brock
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: book
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