{"product_id":"8-antique-books-victorian-literature-children-s-classics-1874-1888-stowe-hugo-abbott-hood-beecher-more-pretty-seasonal-brown-red-bindings","title":"8 Antique Books, Victorian Literature \u0026 Children’s Classics — 1874–1888+ | Stowe, Hugo, Abbott, Hood, Beecher \u0026 More | Pretty \u0026 Seasonal Brown \u0026 Red Bindings","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA beautiful stack of eight antique, 19th century books, with the sort of bindings that make a shelf of old books look especially good. The group spans everything from Victorian novels and poetry to children’s literature, biography, and history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThis collection includes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eBy Woman’s Wit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e by Mrs. Alexander, published in New York by the International Book Company; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eRollo in Holland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e by Jacob Abbott, published by The Henneberry Co. in Chicago in 1850; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eThe Life of Henry Ward Beecher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e, published by Hurst \u0026amp; Co. in New York in 1888; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eRollo on the Atlantic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e by Jacob Abbott, also from the Henneberry Co.; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eThe Poetical Works of Thomas Hood, Vol. II: Humorous Poems\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e, published by Porter \u0026amp; Coates in Philadelphia; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eTom Brown at Oxford: A Sequel to School Days at Rugby\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e by Thomas Hughes, published by the American News Company in New York in the People’s Edition, 1889; Harriet Beecher Stowe’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ePoganuc People: Their Loves and Lives\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e, illustrated and published by D. Lothrop \u0026amp; Co. in Boston in 1878; and Victor Hugo’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eNinety-Three\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e, translated by Frank Lee Benedict and published by Harper \u0026amp; Brothers in New York in 1874. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ePoganuc People\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e is a first edition, and the 1874 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eNinety-Three\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e is the first American edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThere’s a lot of variety here. Abbott’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eRollo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e books follow the young Rollo on his travels and were part of his enormously popular series of books for children, while \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eTom Brown at Oxford\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e continues Thomas Hughes’s story of Tom Brown from his Rugby school days into university life. Stowe’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003ePoganuc People\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e is a fictionalized look at New England life based in part on her own childhood in Connecticut, filled with village characters, local customs, church life, politics, and family life. The Thomas Hood volume is the humorous side of his poetry, while Hugo’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eNinety-Three\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e is a very different kind of book—a dramatic novel set during the French Revolution. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eThe Life of Henry Ward Beecher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e offers a look at the prominent 19th-century American preacher, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eBy Woman’s Wit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e is a Victorian novel by the prolific British writer Mrs. Alexander.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThese books range from 5” x 7.5” to 5.25” x 8”. Condition varies from fair to great, as you’d expect from a group of books this old. The covers have varying degrees of age wear and soiling, with plenty of the surface wear and patina that come from decades of handling. There are inscriptions and library markings in some of the books. A few have loose endpapers and some binding issues, although the books remain generally intact. The pages have yellowed with age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"1879 Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49252505551103,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/7023\/5903\/files\/BB212C95-CE2C-4D54-B957-FB9B0F339258.jpg?v=1789864928","url":"https:\/\/1879books.com\/products\/8-antique-books-victorian-literature-children-s-classics-1874-1888-stowe-hugo-abbott-hood-beecher-more-pretty-seasonal-brown-red-bindings","provider":"1879 Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}