First Appleton edition of this moralistic story of a young boy and his virtuous father figure.
Very good.
Price: $150.00
"It is a very mistaken, though very common idea, that only rich people can be charitable and do good to others."
Esther Copley wrote on a variety of topics including public health, the abolition of slavery, and Christian instruction. THE POPLAR GROVE is an example of the latter, one of many didactic books she wrote for children. It is quite scarce: we locate three holdings on OCLC, only one of which is in a US American collection.
New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1841. 5.75'' x 3.5''. Original purple cloth binding with gilt lettering and embellishment to spine. Engraved frontispiece with tissue guard. 178 pages with 1 leaf of ads to rear, collated complete. Contemporary owner initials to contents page. Binding with light sunning to spine and board edges; corners and spine ends slightly bumped. Leaves with some foxing, tissue guard toned. A solid copy.
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