Excerpt: ... Some one in the parlour was executing "After the Ball is Over" on a mechanical piano. Luke accosted a stranger who passed him. "Excuse me, but can you tell me whether this is Mr. Matthew Wilson's house?" "It used to be," said the stranger, "but old man Wilson has been dead these ten years." "And who lives here now?" asked Luke. "Mr. Woods: he married Wilson's daughter," said the stranger, and went on his way. "Well," said Luke to himself, "this is just a little queer. Woods was my name for a while, when I lived ...
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Excerpt: ... Some one in the parlour was executing "After the Ball is Over" on a mechanical piano. Luke accosted a stranger who passed him. "Excuse me, but can you tell me whether this is Mr. Matthew Wilson's house?" "It used to be," said the stranger, "but old man Wilson has been dead these ten years." "And who lives here now?" asked Luke. "Mr. Woods: he married Wilson's daughter," said the stranger, and went on his way. "Well," said Luke to himself, "this is just a little queer. Woods was my name for a while, when I lived here, but now, I suppose, I'm Luke Dubois again. Dashed if I can understand it. Somebody must have been dreaming." So he went back to the white canoe, and paddled away up the river, and nobody in Scroll-Saw City ever set eyes on him again. THE OTHER WISE MAN You know the story of the Three Wise Men of the East, and how they travelled from far away to offer their gifts at the manger-cradle in Bethlehem. But have you ever heard the story of the Other Wise Man, who also saw the star in its rising, and set out to follow it, yet did not arrive with his brethren in the presence of the young child Jesus? Of the great desire of this fourth pilgrim, and how it was denied, yet accomplished in the denial; of his many wanderings and the probations of his soul; of the long way of his seeking and the strange way of his finding the One whom he sought
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Fair. No dust jacket. Embossment stamp of previous owner inside. Loose binding with 2 loose pages at the beginning. Library stamp on back cover. vii, [1] p., 2 l., 299, [1] p. 8 col. pl. (incl. front. ) 20 cm. Includes Plates. Light blue cover with a white rectangular graphic on the front. Graphic contains title and author in gold lettering, blue flower all in a gold frame. The lettering of the title is wearing off.
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Good. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Previous owners name on end paper.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
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1912 SCRIBNER'S EDITION-NICE SHARP FRONT DARK BLUE COVER W/INTRICATE GOLD DECORATION-GOLD LEAF TOP PG EDGES-PGS CLEAN BRIGHT FOR AGE-BINDING SOLID-A VERY NICE COPY-CRDNZATOP.
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Very Good. Reprint. Very good plus. Hardcover, pictorial boards, rubbed at spine ends and corners, foredges lightly soiled. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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Used: Good. No Jacket. Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall; Type: Book 1902/First Edition/299 pages. This book is a collection of 9 short stories with a similar theme. Dark blue covers with ornate gilt lettering and decoration on front cover. Gilt top edge pages. Light edge wear.
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Very good. No dust jacket. ix, 298 p. 8 col. pl. 20 cm. Includes Plates. Some illustrations by Howard Pile. Navy boards, decorative gilt spint, front illustrated in gilt/green/blue flower design. Top edge gilt. Light rubbing on ends of spine and corners. Prior owner signature inner front cover blue ink and inscribed black ink free front endpage. Pages clean, unmarked.
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Good-Very Good. No Jacket. Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall; Type: Book 1906. This is a wonderful collection of short stories that really belong to one another because they have the same life in them. Blue covers, gilt lettering and ornate gilt blue and green decoration on spine and front cover. Gilt top edge pages, deckled side and bottom edge pages. Clean and tight pages, no markings in the book. Light edgewear. Corners lightly bumped. Spine top and bottom edges lightly worn. Clean and tight pages, no markings in the book. Light shelfwear on rear cover. 299 pages.
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unnamed. Very good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Dark blue cover with green, blue and gilt design Gilt lettering on cover and spine. Gilt top page edges. vii, [1] p., 2 l., 298, [1] p. 8 col. pl. (incl. front. ) 20 cm. Includes Plates. The blue flower [from the German of Novalis]--The source. --The mill. --Spy rock. --Wood-magic. --The other wise men. --A handful of clay. --The lost word. --The first Christmas-tree.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. Early reprint. Decorative cloth. Fine in a very good dustwrapper with a good-sized chip on the front panel. Scarce in jacket.
This is a beautiful collection of short stories written by Henry Van Dyke. All of these stories, though varied in settings and characters, have the similar feel of a traveler searching for something. Each one is beautifully sketched against an intensely descriptive background. Henry Van Dyke was a master of words and possessed a singular charm in writing wonderfully simple stories with complex undertones. He particularly delighted in mirroring the story of Christ in various settings and unique ways.
The 1902 edition published by Charles Scribner?s Sons is a lovely copy with beautiful illustrations, including some by Howard Pyle.