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SAMANTHA AT THE WORLD'S FAIR by Josiah Allen's Wife (Holley, Marietta) - 1893

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SAMANTHA AT THE WORLD'S FAIR

by Josiah Allen's Wife (Holley, Marietta)

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Funk & Wagnalls Company, New York, 1893. 8.75" X 6.5" in illustrated hard covers. Nifty silver and gilt illustration on front cover. Spine is largely faded, fraying at top of spine; writing on flyleaf. Otherwise, OK: about GOOD PLUS condition. A familiar American theme: Bumpkin goes to the big city - or in this case, to the World's Fair. 694pp + 1pp publisher's ads. Illustrated by Baron C. de Grimm.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.
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  • Publisher Funk & Wagnalls Company, New York
  • Date Published 1893
  • Keywords WORLD'S FAIR, BUMPKINS,

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Samantha at the World's Fair, Holley, Marietta

by Holley, Marietta

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Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1893-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1893 1st ed very large book wonderful front board worn but solid and tight heavy book over 600 pages
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NY: SIMON & SCHUSTER. unclipped dj, full number line, bottom edge remainder mark. . VG. Hardcover. First Edition. 1974.
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Samantha At The World's Fair

by Josiah Allen's Wife

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Funk & Wagnalls, 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. beautiful front board in blue gold and silver large heavy book that is illustrated
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SAMANTHA AT THE WORLD'S FAIR

by Holley, Marietta (Josiah Allen's Wife)

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London: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1893. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good Plus. Baron C. De Grimm. Marietta Holley, almost unknown today, was a popular and successful satirist and humorist at the end of the 19th century, as well-known as her friends, Mark Twain, Susan B. Anthony, and Clara Barton. "Samantha At The World's Fair" is one of a series of ten novels that describe the travels and married life of Samantha and Josiah Allen, a rural, upstate NY husband and wife who visit the tourist hot spots of the 1890s, such as the St. Louis Exposition and Europe. The format provided Holley with the means to comment critically on issues such as race, women's rights and prohibition. "Samantha" delivered her criticism of American society and culture in a naive and grammatically uneducated, humorous style that was popular in the 1890s and might be described as an "the emperor has no clothes," style which seemed to fall out of fashion with 20th century readers. First… Read More
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SAMANTHA AT THE WORLD'S FAIR

by JOSIAH ALLEN'S WIFE (marietta holley)

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LONDON, ENGLAND: FUNK & WAGNALLS CO.. (SIXTIETH THOUSAND), CLEAN COPY. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1893.
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by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley

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From the Preface: "It wuz a beautiful evenin' in Jonesville, and the World. The Earth wuz a-settin' peaceful and serene under the glowin' light of a full moon and some stars, and I sot jest as peaceful and calm under the meller light of our hangin' lamp and the blue radiance of my companion's tow orbs." Josiah and his wife discuss the need to write this book about the World's Fair.Good+ condition. Blue cloth cover with black and silver gilt image and text in gold gilt. Spine has some fading, but still shows the gold gilt title and silver gilt Ferris wheel graphic. Spine shows wear, but overall edges and corners are good. Both front and back covers have cracks in the end papers at the spine, but both are still very much attached. Previous owner's name in pencil on front end paper, but there is also a grease pencil mark. Pages are lightly tanned, but text is clean and binding is tight. The pages are a thicker and heavier than the usual. Lots of black and white illustrations that are really nice. 694… Read More
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