Recollections of Auton House [Signed By Notable] por Auton, C. (Augustus Hoppin) - 1881

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1909 Book. Illus. by With Illustrations. Good +. Hardcover. Has some edge and spine fading, as well as scuffs and edge wear..

"Recollections of Auton House" by C. Auton (Augustus Hoppin). 1909; Houghton Mifflin Company; Boston and New York. The book is illustrated throughout. Please see the photos for the complete list of contents.From the Preface:"These reminiscences are written to satisfy the Auton who composed them, and to amuse the Autons who may read them. Grown-up people never cease to be young. They are only old boys with hats and whiskers, and old girls with frizettes and eyeglasses, that's all. There are many Auton houses in the land, and lots of Auton children wandering over it, but the original Auton House is gone forever, and we can only catch the echo of its revelry in our ear, and detect a smack of its good cheer lingering on our tongue." Condition: Clean front cover; light soiling along the right edge of the back cover; the red cloth color has somewhat faded on the spine; sharp corners. Tight binding. No cracks. No loose pages. The inside of the book nearly appears unread - clean pages with no writing, stains,… Ler mais

BOSTON: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN, 1893. SIXTH . Hardcover. Fine/NoNE. UNATTRIBUTED DRAWINGS. SOLID CLEAN AND BRIGHT BOOK IS AN AMAZING SHAPE FOR 125 YEARS OLD BOUND IN GREEN WITH PERFECT BLUE AND BROWN LETTERING AND DESIGN TALES OF GROWING UP IN A LARGE VICTORIAN HOUSEHOLD IN RHODE ISLAND GREAT PERIOD DRAWINGS SQUARE CORNERS ORIGINAL TISSUE GUARD IN PLACE

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, spine cracked, owner signature . (Louis D. Millett, 1881) on front free endpaper, pages lightly toned, some . finger soiling.. 1881. First Edition. Hardcover. Cloth-backed, color illustrated paper boards. Many engravings. A lively memoir of the author's New England childhood, growing up as one of eleven children. Hoppin was an illustrator and cartoonist who wrote this book using his C. Auton pseudonym. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 99 pages .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Very Good. 1897. Hardcover. C. Auton (Augustus Hoppin.) RECOLLECTIONS OF AUTON HOUSE. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1897. 99 pages, illustrated, rubbed binding; spine ends and corners. Good. .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1900. Bound in blue cloth, stamped in black and gold. A 99 pp. book on growing up in Providence RI in the 19th century. Illustrated. . Early Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin Company, no date. Later printing. Hardcover. Very good. (1909). Square octavo, green pictorial cloth, gilt. 99pp. Illustrated with drawings by the author. Very good with light edgewear and soil. Originally published by Houghton Mifflin in 1881. Augustus Hoppin (1828-1896), with humor, describes his life as one of eleven children in the Auton House. After passing the bar, he decided against the law and turned to illustration, cartooning and satire for publications like Harper's Weekly. He was also a book illustrator.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Houghton Mifflin, 1909. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Augustus Hoppin. With price clipped dust jacket, chipped in places to top edge and with one or two small closed tears, and slight fade to edges, now in protective sleeve. Original red cloth pictorial boards with minimal shelf wear. Internally very clean throughout. Part of the Riverside Library series. A delightful book for the young about life growing up in Auton House, Rhode Island, with charming illustrations by Augustus Hoppin

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.