Author: CALHOUN, FRANCES BOYD
Title: Miss Minerva and William Green Hill
Description: Chicago, IL: The Reilly & Britton Co, 1910. 6th Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Angus MacDonall. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and has a Poor dust jacket. The book is in generally clean condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some bumping, rubbing and wear. The bottom spine has some light water spotting. The text pages are generally clean and bright. There is some red ink spotting (from the book cover) to the foredge. There is a previous owner's inked name. The dust jacket has large chips missing from the spine and a tear to most of the front flap joint. The dust jacket has large spots of discoloration / greasy patches , edge wear, and overall wear and tear. "Author Frances Boyd Calhoun was born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, in 1867, one of five children of a newspaper editor and publisher. In 1880 the family moved to Covington, Tennessee, where Frances Boyd attended Tipton Female Academy. She displayed her intelligence early by winning a scholarship awarded to the Tipton County female who graduated with the highest honors. After graduation, she taught school and wrote for her father's newspaper. In 1903 she married George Barret Calhoun, who died a year later. As a lingering illness made continuing to teach impossible, Calhoun, from her lawn chair swing, turned to writing and regaling friends (youths and adults, alike) with her remarkable skill for storytelling." (Tennessee Encyclopedia). Very Good in Poor dust jacket .
Keywords: Modern Fiction Frances Boyd Calhoun Miss Minerva Humor Tennessee
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Title: Miss Minerva and William Green Hill
Description: Chicago, IL: The Reilly & Britton Co, 1910. 6th Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Angus MacDonall. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and has a Poor dust jacket. The book is in generally clean condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some bumping, rubbing and wear. The bottom spine has some light water spotting. The text pages are generally clean and bright. There is some red ink spotting (from the book cover) to the foredge. There is a previous owner's inked name. The dust jacket has large chips missing from the spine and a tear to most of the front flap joint. The dust jacket has large spots of discoloration / greasy patches , edge wear, and overall wear and tear. "Author Frances Boyd Calhoun was born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, in 1867, one of five children of a newspaper editor and publisher. In 1880 the family moved to Covington, Tennessee, where Frances Boyd attended Tipton Female Academy. She displayed her intelligence early by winning a scholarship awarded to the Tipton County female who graduated with the highest honors. After graduation, she taught school and wrote for her father's newspaper. In 1903 she married George Barret Calhoun, who died a year later. As a lingering illness made continuing to teach impossible, Calhoun, from her lawn chair swing, turned to writing and regaling friends (youths and adults, alike) with her remarkable skill for storytelling." (Tennessee Encyclopedia). Very Good in Poor dust jacket .
Keywords: Modern Fiction Frances Boyd Calhoun Miss Minerva Humor Tennessee
Price: US$ 25.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 37808
- Book number: 37808
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