Penelopes Postscripts by Wiggin Kate (140 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. No Jacket. Gift inscription to previous owner on ffep.

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Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. ; The Writings of Kate Douglas Wiggin; Vol. 4; B&W Illustrations; 476 pages. Illustrated by C. E. Brock (illustrator).

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Hardcover. 1st Edition. Very Good: solid, straight and unmarked, but with light foxing- rust color- on endpapers and around edges of frontis and on frontispiece tissue cover. We ship our books well protected in cardboard +. Hardcover in yellow cloth, with green titles and decorations, 8vo, 217 pp. . . . …

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Book is in pristine condition. A charming, witty epistolary travelogue covering journeys through Switzerland, Venice, Wales, and Devon. It is widely considered a delightful, humorous conclusion to the "Penelope" series, blending picturesque travel descriptions with lighthearted romance and a return home. The book acts as a travelogue featuring adventures in Switzerland, Italy, Wales, and England, focusing on the cultural nuances and humorous encounters of travelers. The stories showcase Penelope's vivacious personality and her keen observations of her surroundings and companions. Frontispiece with tissue guard. ; ; 216 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original publisher's yellow cloth binding with four green coat-of-arms decorations on front cover. 5 1/4" x 7 1/2." 217 pages, complete. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. Binding is tight. Only a small bit of foxing on the top edge of the book. A romantic Edwardian/Victorian novel about a woman named Penelope as she explores life in Europe. Part of the Penelope's Experiences series. This is a sequel to A Cathedral Courtship. Chapters are the following: "Penelope in Switzerland," "Penelope in Venice," "Penelope in Devon," and "Penelope at Home." Kate Douglas Wiggin (1856-1923) was an American author and educator. She wrote many children's books and spent most of her life advocating for the well-being and education of children during a time when children were thought of as cheap labor. She and her sister, Nora, were instrumental in establishing over sixty kindergartens in San Francisco and Oakland. …

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, 216(1)pp., bound in a yellow cloth lettered and decorated in green, spine lightly darkened otherwise near fine. Picture.

Three-Quarter Leather. Condition: Very Good. Volume 4 of the Writings of Kate Doglas Wiggin, Quillicote Edition. Three-quarter leather binding over marbled boards with marble endpaper. Raised bands with gilt boxes enclosing gilt tiles and 4 weathervanes. There is light edgewear to the boards. The binding is sound. A handsome volume.…

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Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. First Edition, small 8vo, 217pp, illustrated with a colored frontispiece. Very light wear, else VG+ in a fair, scarce dust jacket with chipping and small open tears. The author wrote three volumes about Penelope's experiences. Contents of this book: Penelope in Switzerland; Penelope in Venice; Penelope's Prints of Wales; Penelope in Devon; and Penelope at Home. …

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1915. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition, published August, 1915, in original illustrated dust jacket. Clean bright yellow cloth boards with black lettering and decoration on cover, black lettering on spine. Short tear (1/4") to cloth at top spine edge. No bumping or fading. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean with blank endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Frontispiece color illustration with clean tissue guard. 217 pages. Dust jacket has small edge chips and short closed edge tears, publisher's price on front inside flap, list of publisher's new fiction on rear panel with ink-stamp from publisher that reads: "Due to the increased cost of manufacture some of these prices have been advanced". Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. The experiences of Penelope in Vienna, Switzerland, Wales, Devon, and at home in America.…

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of international literature classics available in printed format again worldwide.…