A SUMMER IN A CANON (CANYON), A CALIFORNIA STORY
by KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Poor
- Seller
-
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
BOSTON, CAMBRIDGE: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY, 1889 LIGHT GREEN COVER WITH BLACK DESIGN AND GOLD PRINT, LIGHT FADING EDGES, TIGHT AND CLEAN INSIDE. JACKET POOR CONDITION, SEPARATED. FORMER OWNERS NAME AND DATE IN FRONT. ONE OF THE EARLY WORKS OF WIGGIN WHO LOVED CHILDREN AND SET UP A TRAINING SCHOOL FOR KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS. NICE ARTWORK. 11 CHAPTERS. AN ENTERTAINING STORY. Kate Douglas Wiggin (September 28, 1856 August 24, 1923) 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 (the Silver Street Free Kindergarten). With her sister during the 1880s, she also established a training school for kindergarten teachers. Kate Wiggin devoted her adult life to the welfare of children in an era when children were commonly thought of as cheap labor. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, BOOKS WITH CHARACTER.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Antique Books Den (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001865
- Title
- A SUMMER IN A CANON (CANYON), A CALIFORNIA STORY
- Author
- KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN
- Illustrator
- ILLUSTRATED
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY
- Place of Publication
- BOSTON, CAMBRIDGE
- Date Published
- 1889
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- CANYON, CALIFORNIA
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Famous Authors; Miscellaneous;
Terms of Sale
Antique Books Den
Tracking number provided with all domestic shipments. If books are large, of excessive weight or need to ship internationally additional shipping charges may need to be approved before shipment. 10 day return guarantee, with full refund for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives incorrectly described or damaged. Guaranteed satisfaction.
About the Seller
Antique Books Den
Biblio member since 2013
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
About Antique Books Den
Used, rare and out of print books. FIVE STAR RATING. Well kept, quality inventory that is updated weekly. The Antique Books Den prides itself on operating an honest establishment and guarantees customer satisfaction. Our goal is to keep our customers coming back again and again. We care. Tracking number is provided on all domestic shipments. Fast/ protected shipment. Please contact with any questions. antiquebooksden@gmail.comANTIQUE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS should be well taken care of so that the value and enjoyment increase with age. There is nothing like holding and reading a book that was published over 100 years ago.ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE. Honest small business, growing weekly. Earning your loyalty.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...