Excerpt: ... penance. We floated lazily from one place to another, and decided that, after all, it was too warm to go in. The cries of the gondoliers, at the canal corners, grew more and more monotonous and dreamy. There was danger of our falling fast asleep and having to pay by the hour for a day's repose in a gondola. If it grew much warmer, we might be compelled to stay until the following winter in order to recover energy enough to get away. All the signs of the times pointed northward, to the mountains, where we should ...
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Excerpt: ... penance. We floated lazily from one place to another, and decided that, after all, it was too warm to go in. The cries of the gondoliers, at the canal corners, grew more and more monotonous and dreamy. There was danger of our falling fast asleep and having to pay by the hour for a day's repose in a gondola. If it grew much warmer, we might be compelled to stay until the following winter in order to recover energy enough to get away. All the signs of the times pointed northward, to the mountains, where we should see glaciers and snow-fields, and pick Alpenrosen, and drink goat's milk fresh from the real goat. I. The first stage on the journey thither was by rail to Belluno
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Good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Signed by previous owner. Little Rivers: A Book of Essays in Profitable Idleness; BY HENRY VAN DYKE HARDCOVER CONDITION GOOD EX-LIBRARY BOOK-COPYRIGHT 1895-291 PAGES Henry Van Dyke is an amazing author and person. Just... Little Rivers: A Book of Essays in Profitable Idleness; BY HENRY VAN DYKE HARDCOVER CONDITION GOOD EX-LIBRARY BOOK-COPYRIGHT 1895-291 PAGES Henry Van Dyke is an amazing author and person. Just the sub title alone, "Essays on Profitable Idleness" gives Little Rivers: A Book of Essays in Profitable Idleness; BY HENRY VAN DYKE HARDCOVER CONDITION GOOD EX-LIBRARY BOOK-COPYRIGHT 1895-291 PAGES Henry Van Dyke is an amazing author and person. Just the sub title alone, "Essays on Profitable Idleness" gives the reader an idea of his humor and humbleness. Reverend Van Dyke writes in poetic prose. This book and was written in late 1800's but his travel and adventures from Austria to Canada and New England would challenge anyone today. His Pantheistic views of his surroundings bring comfort as you read.
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Good. Good hardcover. No DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked. Foxing/minor staining on page edges and end papers. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing and some soiling. Binding and hinges feel loose but appear intact.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
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Near Fine. Book Very clean, attractive Cameo Edition. Green cloth boards with raised cameo affixed to center of front cover, gold line border; bright gold lettering on spine. No fraying or fading. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound-no cracking. Pages are clean with gilt top edges. Previous owner name and date in light pencil on front free endpaper (Sept. 22d, 1898). Frontispiece etching by J. Mercier with clean tissue guard (1" piece torn from top of tissue guard). 278 pages with Index.
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Near Fine. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. New York, NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1904. Reprint. 8vo. Red silk with gilt lettering and artwork embossed on spine and black and tan lettering and artwork depicting leaves, flowers and dragon flies embossed on front board, rough-cut pages, illustrated with eight black, white and red plates, gilt text block top edge, 348 pp. A series of thoughtful essays and poems by Henry Van Dyke, beautifully illustrated. Slight sunning on spine but overall, this book is amazingly well preserved for 100+ years old. Silk bindings are still bright and text block, although lightly tanned, is clean and crisp without being brittle. A gem! Near fine.
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