Excerpt: ...under the tight crack. Evangeline wrote the news to Elly Precious. That Stefana's washes came easier now and Carruthers was good all the time, only they never let him be steam whistles, of course. That they all missed Elly Precious and hoped that they'd be short measles and, mercy gracious, yes, they loved him, and Aunt Sarah was knitting again. As the baby began to convalesce (they were short measles) and could sit up on Miss Theodosia's lap in front of the window, Evangeline's most important assistance began. ...
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Excerpt: ...under the tight crack. Evangeline wrote the news to Elly Precious. That Stefana's washes came easier now and Carruthers was good all the time, only they never let him be steam whistles, of course. That they all missed Elly Precious and hoped that they'd be short measles and, mercy gracious, yes, they loved him, and Aunt Sarah was knitting again. As the baby began to convalesce (they were short measles) and could sit up on Miss Theodosia's lap in front of the window, Evangeline's most important assistance began. For Elly Precious had very restless occasions and even Miss Theodosia's new skill failed always to "distrack" him. Evangeline established a stage of action outside the biggest-paned, lowest-silled window, where vision was least obscured from within. On that stage she danced wild, long dances, varying with each performance. It was amazing how she varied them-sometimes bending and bowing tirelessly, sometimes evolving remarkable skirt dances from legs and toes and whirling petticoats. She grimaced unweariedly as long as Elly Precious would laugh at her faces. When he tired of those, she impersonated a cow-a horse-and made cow-noises and horse-noises at the top of her voice, to carry to Elly Precious. Day after day she came, and they watched her from the big-paned window-the baby and Miss Theodosia. It was a great help to the measles. "I never saw such a child!" Miss Theodosia said to the Reformed Doctor. "She never gets tired of doing it." "Never was but one Evangeline-but she gets tired all right. Needn't tell me!" "Then it's-love," Miss Theodosia said gently. "It is," nodded he. They had proceeded far in their acquaintance. Elly Precious had been so tiny a thing between them, as they ministered to him! It was not to be wondered at that they had drawn closer. After his professional "call," John Bradford fell into the way of lingering till she brought him tea. "Talk about women loving tea!" she gibed gayly. "Talk about it being the...
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Add this copy of Miss Theodosia's Heartstrings to cart. $14.66, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2023 by Alpha Edition.
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William van Dresser. 8vo, pp. 187. Illustrated by William van Dresser. Aqua cloth, stamped in gray and blue. Flower and heart pattern on front. Cover somewhat soiled, o/w VG.
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William Van Dresser art. Very Good. No Jacket. Book Handsomely stamped binding, "DD, " with 4 irises on pale blue cloth. "GA" faintly inked on fore-edge, bump lower front cover. Clean text. Attractive, solid. 1, 200 shelf.
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Good. Toronto, ON, Canada: William Briggs, 1916. First Canadian edition, title page dated 1916. Illustrated with four black and white plates. Light green cloth with Art Nouveau iris pattern in dark purple and white, no dustjacket. Covers lightly rubbed, spine a little darkened but legible, modest wear to extremities, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages with Rest House stamped inside the front cover, no other markings. First Canadian Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall.
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William Van Dresser, Illustrator. Good+ in Very Good jacket. Book New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1916. Reprint. Good+/Very Good. William Van Dresser, Illustrator. Decorated American trade binding (signed binding-DD-Decorative Designers) in dust jacket. Clean green cloth boards with floral decoration on cover, black lettering on cover and spine. Very little wear, hint of warp to front board. Binding is tight, no cracking. Pages are clean and bright. 187 pgs. Clean dustjacket has chip at rear bottom edge (1/2" tapering down to 1/4" deep and 2-1/2" length along bottom edge). No other chipping, a few short closed edge tears at folds. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. SCARCE book in any printing, scarcer in dustjacket. "An irresistible novel of happiness".
