Excerpt: ...towards the shore. A group of idle gazers was collected, to watch the arrival. The little vessel furled her sails, and drifted slowly landward, and, as she was of very light draft, she came close to the shelving shore. A long plank was put out from her side, and the debarkation commenced. "My grandfather Titbottom stood looking on, to see the passengers as they passed. There were but a few of them, and mostly traders from the neighboring island. But suddenly the face of a young girl appeared over the side of the ...
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Excerpt: ...towards the shore. A group of idle gazers was collected, to watch the arrival. The little vessel furled her sails, and drifted slowly landward, and, as she was of very light draft, she came close to the shelving shore. A long plank was put out from her side, and the debarkation commenced. "My grandfather Titbottom stood looking on, to see the passengers as they passed. There were but a few of them, and mostly traders from the neighboring island. But suddenly the face of a young girl appeared over the side of the vessel, and she stepped upon the plank to descend. My grandfather Titbottom instantly advanced, and, moving briskly, reached the top of the plank at the same moment, and with the old tassel of his cap flashing in the sun, and one hand in the pocket of his dressing-gown, with the other he handed the young lady carefully down the plank. That young lady was afterwards my grandmother Titbottom. "For, over the gleaming sea which he had watched so long, and which seemed thus to reward his patient gaze, came his bride that sunny morning. "'Of course, we are happy, ' he used to say to her, after they were married: 'For you are the gift of the sun I have loved so long and so well.' And my grandfather Titbottom would lay his hand so tenderly upon the golden hair of his young bride, that you could fancy him a devout Parsee, caressing sunbeams. "There were endless festivities upon occasion of the marriage; and my grandfather did not go to one of them in his dressing-gown. The gentle sweetness of his wife melted every heart into love and sympathy. He was much older than she, without doubt. But age, as he used to say with a smile of immortal youth, is a matter of feeling, not of years. "And if, sometimes, as she sat by his side on the piazza, her fancy looked through her eyes upon that summer sea, and saw a younger lover, perhaps some one of those graceful and glowing heroes who occupy the foreground of all young maidens' visions by the sea, yet she could...
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Add this copy of Prue and I to cart. $16.95, good condition, Sold by BookScene rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hull, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1899 by T.Y. Crowell & Company.
Add this copy of Prue & I. to cart. $18.00, poor condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1892 by Harper.
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P/hardcover. Illustrated by Albert Edward Sterner. Text clean. Edges of some pages have light water stain. Hinges cracked. Writing on front endpaper. Corners on cover rubbed and bent. Water stains on cover. Chipping on spine ends. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
Add this copy of Prue and I to cart. $18.50, very good condition, Sold by First Choice Books, Inc. rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Coeur D Alene, ID, UNITED STATES, published 1892 by Harper.
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Sterner, Albert Edward. Very Good. No Jacket. Uncut pages, list of illustrations. top and bottom of spine is bumped. there are a few tears in the book;
Add this copy of Prue & I. to cart. $20.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1893 by Harper & Brothers.
Add this copy of Prue and I. to cart. $20.00, good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1899 by Harper & Brothers Publishers.
Add this copy of Prue & I. to cart. $20.00, fair condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1897 by Harper & Brothers.
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Fair. Later printing. Decorative pale green cloth stamped in gilt and black, top edge gilt. Illustrated by Albert Edward Sterner. Contemporary owner's gift inscription inked on frontispiece verso, lacking the spine, cloth stained and extremities worn, thus a fair to good only copy. Pages clean and bright.
Add this copy of Prue & I to cart. $22.60, fair condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1892 by Jas. R. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Quarto, clothbound. Title in gold decoration on spine with publishe in gold as well. Decorative gold title on cover. Frontispiece engraving. Backstrip in tatters. Cloth stained and worn. Corners bumped. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 900grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of Prue and I, to cart. $22.99, good condition, Sold by Fables Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Goshen, IN, UNITED STATES, published 1892 by Harper & brothers.
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Good. Bookplate inside the front cover. Some sun-fading on the cover. A former library book with all the expected stamps stickers and markings. Some shelf storage or usage wear present. The binding is tight and all pages are present. Missing dustjacket although it's unclear if one came with the book originally. The pages appear unmarked. Pictures available upon request. Individually inspected by Shay. Thanks for supporting an independent bookseller!
Add this copy of Prue and I to cart. $23.01, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by CreateSpace Independent Publis.
Add this copy of Prue and I to cart. $24.35, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2015 by CreateSpace Independent Publis.
