Jackson, Helen Hunt (H.H.)

Ramona: A Story [Monterey Edition with jackets]

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1900. Sandham, Henry; Sacker, Amy. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Two volume "Monterey Edition", illustrated by Henry Sandham with an introduction by Susan Coolidge [Susan Chauncey Woolsey]. Illustrated covers designed by Amy Sacker, protected by the original cloth jackets. Slightest fraying to the edges of the jackets, illustrated boards with green, yellow and gilt design. xxxv,[5], [1]-310; [viii]. [1]-308pp. As a heavy set this order will be packed carefully and may incur additional shipping charges. Coolidge's introduction provides a biographical sketch of a little-known author of a well-known novel; Sandham's "Notes on Ramona Illustrations" records that he had traveled with Jackson while she prepared her novel, however "Seventeen years...passed before I was able to finish my share of the work that Mrs. Jackson so graciously designated as "our book"" Very Good / Very Good. Item #2026-S81

Price: $175.00