This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 Excerpt: ...Child, no doll with flabby cheeks, such as the old masters loved to paint. He gazes out trustingly upon an unknown world, but the Mother cherishes him as though she would guard him from the trials she foresees. Floating against their blue background are Michael Angelo's sweet-faced angels in their flowing draperies, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 Excerpt: ...Child, no doll with flabby cheeks, such as the old masters loved to paint. He gazes out trustingly upon an unknown world, but the Mother cherishes him as though she would guard him from the trials she foresees. Floating against their blue background are Michael Angelo's sweet-faced angels in their flowing draperies, harmonious in color and form. But oh, why should they be so round-shouldered? Is it the eternal bearing of wings, I wonder, which has brought about this pitiful result? From above my dressing-table, in his brown, carved frame, the little swathed Bambino smiles down at me. Surely my coming would lack something were he not here to greet me. Miss Penelope has never been abroad, but her friends who go know her artistic taste and love to gratify it. She stays at home, reads and studies, and knows far more of the Old World treasures in literature and art than the eager tourist who rushes frantically from place to place, under the impression that he is "doing the galleries." It was toward the middle of the afternoon when Orlando and Oliver arrived, in a humbled and chastened spirit. And after all I think they will not be greatly in our way. Of course it was not long before Orlando and Rosalind disappeared over the hills together; but I am disposed to be lenient, for I welcome any one who will be a diversion from that horrid steamer person. Miss Penelope was planning her flowerbeds, which are soon to be planted anew, and so I gladly followed her into the garden. I perched on the rustic seat by the sun-dial and listened to her gentle talk, or walked with her along the grassy paths when she asked my advice. The position of each bed had to be carefully considered, and the characteristic of every plant which was to dwell therein. For her power of ...
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Add this copy of On the Road to Arden to cart. $42.00, very good condition, Sold by Old Scrolls Book Shop rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Stanley, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1909 by Houghton Mifflin.
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Harold M. Brett, Illustrator. Very Good+ in Very Good+ jacket. Book Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1909. Third Impression. Very Good+/Very Good+. Harold M. Brett, Illustrator. Third impression in clean original dust jacket. Decorated American trade binding. Green cloth boards with metallic floral decoration and lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Very small faint water spot near bottom of front cover-size of large pea-otherwise clean. Binding is tight and square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with previous owner name neatly penned on front free endpaper (dated 1910). Beautiful frontispiece illustration by Harold M. Brett with clean tissue guard. Four additional full page illustrations by Brett. 252 pages. Dust jacket illustrated by Brett is unchipped, has a few tiny closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover.
