The Story of the Other Wise Man
by Van Dyke, Henry
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1899. Hardcover. Good. 18mo. Green cloth boards with white label to front board, gilt lettering to front and spine. xiii, 75 p.p. Colour frontis. Light wear to extremities, bumping to spine ends and corners, a few damp stains to boards and spine, small red scuff to rear board at foot. Damp staining to head and fore edge. Ink onwership inscription to recto of frontis. The story is an addition and expansion of the account of the Biblical Magi, recounted in the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
Synopsis
Henry Van Dyke was a preacher, university professor, diplomat, poet, translator, and author of many inspirational writings. His most famous work is The Story of the Other Wise Man , one of the best loved and most inspiring of all Christmas classics, celebrating its triumphant centennial in 1996.
Reviews
On Nov 4 2012, 63jesse said:
this is my favorite christmas story. i have read it yearly to my children for many years. i recommend this story to those of any age
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Details
- Bookseller
- Minotavros Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003066
- Title
- The Story of the Other Wise Man
- Author
- Van Dyke, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1899
- Keywords
- Henry Van Dyke, Novel, Fiction, Short Novel, Novella
- Bookseller catalogs
- Christianity; Fiction;
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Whitby, Ontario
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