This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 edition. Excerpt: ... "MAN PROPOSES" IN SEVERAL DECLARATIONS AND ONE ACT Place Morning room at the Wortleys. Time After dinner, and before the masked ball. Characters Miss Agnes Wortley (A winner of hearts). Mrs. Van Tromp (A widow to be won). Polly (A serving maid who serves). Mr. Stuart (A theoretical bachelor). Mr. ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 edition. Excerpt: ... "MAN PROPOSES" IN SEVERAL DECLARATIONS AND ONE ACT Place Morning room at the Wortleys. Time After dinner, and before the masked ball. Characters Miss Agnes Wortley (A winner of hearts). Mrs. Van Tromp (A widow to be won). Polly (A serving maid who serves). Mr. Stuart (A theoretical bachelor). Mr. Reginald De Lancey Van Tromp A man with ancestors). Mr. Charlie Newbank (A man with money). Mr. Frederick Stevens A man with neither). SCENE.--Morning room in city house, --doors I, and b. Fireplace with fire I. c. Writingdesk, with matches, pens, ink, paper, and handbell back centre--chair at desk. Down stage I., easy chair, and an ottoman or light chair c. At extreme down stage r. corner, a bay window, with practical curtains, and a divan seat. On mantel a clock which strikes ten as soon as curtain rises. Enter Polly /. d. Polly coming down wearily). Mercy, how tired I am! And no chance of rest for at least six hours drops into chairc). Dinners and balls may be fun for those who do the eating and dancing, but it's death on us poor servants. I'm worked hard enough usually, in all conscience' sake, but Miss Agnes has given me just the hardest day I've ever seen! Imitates Agnes giving orders.) "Polly, is my bath ready?" "Polly, give me my dressing-gown." "Polly, bring me my coffee." " Now dress my hair, Polly." "Get me my habit, Polly." Rises.) "While I'm in the park, Polly, sew the ribbons on my two dominos." "Oh, and I 'll be too busy to-day to write acknowledgments for the bouquets, Polly, so you may write to Mr. Stevens and Mr. Van Tromp and Mr. Newbank, and any others that come, thanking them for their lovely flowers, which are now filling my room with sweetness!" From seven till eight it's been nothing but " Polly, do this," and" Polly, do...
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Very Good+ No Jacket. pp. 264. 2800 shelf. Slightly soiled slate green cloth w/ full front paste-down. No names, clean text. No dust jacket. Color plates. 1st half: short stories. 2nd half: drama--"The Best Laid Plans"
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Fair. No Jacket. Ex Libris. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Cover bumped, chipped and rubbed with well worn edges. Book is cocked. Pages are clean, text unmarked, binding is tight.
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Good+ 12mo 7"-7½" tall; 264 pages; 1898 Dodd, Mead and Company. Small format HC in decorative green pictorial boards; garland flowers in a heart shape in pale green and cream with decorative borders and emblems to cover and spine. Binding sound and contents generally neat. Light to moderate silverfish patchy predation to the sizing of the cloth of the boards and trace silverfish pitting to page block edges. Sound and still generally attractive. G++
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
