Spring Flowers by Anon (2 results)
Published by n.p., Spokane, 1911
- Softcover
- Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Seller: Gene W. Baade, Books on the West, Renton, WA, U.S.A.Gene W. Baade, Books on the West
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. Original cord-tied student-created "tablet" of flower paintings in color, and pencil drawings. School "copy work" would be the genre. Tall 6" x 9". The name "Emma" is on some of the leaves. At bottom of the hand-decorated cover is in strong pencil hand, "April 28. Alcott School / Miss Slater Teacher…/ Miss Fern Myers Subt." At the top in bold upper case letters is "SPRING TERM. / 1911." Along the perimeter of the cover is a double line of dashes nicely intersecting at the corners. The twelve leaves are a combination of pencil drawings and beautiful flower paintings. I am uncertain of the medium as it doesn't quite look like watercolor. Most leaves are dated. About Alcott School from Dept of Archeology and Historic Preservation: YESTERDAY: The original Alcott School was first identified as the Carnhope School, and was known to be in existence as early as 1893. With the consolidation of the school into the Spokane School District in 1914, the name was changed to Alcott Elementary School, in honor of popular children's novelist, Louisa May Alcott. In 1949, with student population at a record high, surplus war buildings were moved from Geiger Field to the school, where they were used to accommodate the growing student population. This school was closed in 1955 due to development of the I90 freeway, and a new school was built on Eighth Avenue. The original school building was demolished and a portable auditorium structure was later added to the site of the 1955 eightroom frame structure. TODAY: The school was one of nine elementary schools closed in 1972, due to a levy failure. It was later used for school instructional and administration offices. Today the Instructional Media Center (IMC) continues to occupy the building, which provides space for a textbook depository, bookmending services and a film library. A nice little item from an earlier time of education in Washington State, not unlike any other state in the early 20th century. Good condition with pages/sheet flexible, but should still be considered fragile.
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by Charles Dickens & Evans, London, 1886
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Magazine / Periodical
Seller: Lanna Antique, Perth, United KingdomLanna Antique
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Condition: Used - Good
£ 95.00
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A charming surviving example of the Victorian Christmas and seasonal publishing tradition associated with Charles Dickens's celebrated weekly journal All the Year Round. Issued as the 1886 "Spring Extra Number", A Bunch of Spring Flowers was produced in the familiar enlarged pamphlet for…mat intended for popular railway and parlour reading, combining illustrated advertisements with several pieces of light fiction and sentimental domestic literature. Although published more than fifteen years after Dickens's death, the periodical continued to trade prominently on his name and reputation, retaining the long-established wording "Conducted by Charles Dickens" on the wrappers and title page. The contents appear to comprise a sequence of connected stories or novellas including The Lady of Dis, Heart of Feather - Heart of Lead, One Day's Work, In the May Time, and The Orphan's Atonement. Particularly attractive here is the survival of the striking original printed wraps in red and green, together with the extensive Victorian advertisements for cocoa, patent medicines, household goods, watches, furnishings, and other commercial products, offering a vivid glimpse into late nineteenth-century popular print culture. Such ephemeral numbers were commonly discarded or later bound into collected volumes, making intact standalone copies increasingly uncommon today. The Spring Extra Number of All The Year Round entitled "A Bunch of Spring Flowers". Conducted by Charles Dickens. The interior title page reads: "A Bunch of Spring Flowers": Being The Extra Spring Number of ALL THE YEAR ROUND. Conducted by Charles Dickens. Containing the Amount of Three Ordinary Numbers. Published by Charles Dickens & Evans, London, 1886. First edition. A good copy of this periodical - scarce to find such a solo copy intact with its original covers as so many have been lost, or rebound into volumes. The yellow card covers are printed in red and green ink. They are a little soiled, and rather frayed and nibbled to edges. The interior text is clean and bright with a little wear in places - some creases to corners and a marginal loss to the top of the internal title page - the missing piece is still within the periodical and could be restored. Issue is complete. Some of the text page edges remain uncut. Text in English. (4) card wraps with advertisements + (iv) advertisements) + 60pp. Dimensions: approximately 253mm high x 167mm wide x 4mm deep. Weight: approximately 92g (unpacked).
