Skip to content

Secure Checkout

Website Secured with 256-bit TLS Encryption
Subtotal: $300.00
Shipping: $10.00
$0.00
Donation Amount: $0.00
Total: $310.00
2 - 5 days
2 - 8 days

All fields are required unless marked optional.

Add Shipping Note
  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Discover
  • Paypal
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay

Verified and Secured. Guaranteed.

Website Secured with 256-bit TLS Encryption
Please select your payment method from the following list:
Click the button to checkout with PayPal.
You will be charged $310.00 when completing this purchase.

Cart Totals

Subtotal: $300.00
Shipping: $10.00
: $0.00
Donation Amount: $0.00
Total: $310.00

You are about to purchase:

Town and Country, and the Voices in the Shells, with Illustrations

Town and Country, and the Voices in the Shells, with Illustrations by STODDARD, Richard Henry

2 to 8 days for delivery
Standard Shipping: $10.00
Details
$300.00
( US$)
Seller: Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA
Title
Town and Country, and the Voices in the Shells, with Illustrations
Author
STODDARD, Richard Henry
Seller
Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Description
New York: Dix, Edwards & Co, 1857. [JUVENILE]. A. BOBBETT, engraver. 12mo; 71pp; red glazed cloth over board, blind-stamped fillets with corner ornaments, gilt-stamped title on front and spine; pale blue endpapers; gift inscription from a teacher to a pupil on the ffep; 9 small engraved illustrations; light hand soiling to boards, scrape on the front board; near fine. A sweet dedication from the author to his "blue-eyed boy of two summers" informs him that he is the hero of the first story, "Town and Country," where the advantages of life in towns and in the country are debated. The second story, "The Voices in the Shells" is a story in Fairy Land, introducing us to King Oberon, Queen Tatania, Queen Mab, Puck, the Toad-King, and the fairies. Both stories are unusual for this time period for their lack of religious overtures. A wonderful engraving of Queen Mab riding on the back of a bat appears on page 28. Richard Henry Stoddard (1825-1903) was an American author and poet. Early in his career, he contributed to the Knickerbocker Magazine, Putnam's Monthly Magazine, and the New York Evening Post. He was later an editor at Vanity Fair and The Aldine, a typographical and art journal. This book is an early publication.

Hang on… we’re fetching the requested page.