1917 Scarce Iroquois & Algonquin legends of the Great Lakes - The Boy Who Went to the East and other Indian Fairy Tales.

 

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Author:  Ethel C. Brill. Hugh Spencer (illustrator).
Title: The Boy Who Went to the East and other Indian Fairy Tales.
Publisher: New York, E. P. Dutton & Co., 1917. First edition.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7.5 " X 5.5 ".
Pages: ix-296 pages.
Binding: Attractive and near fine original gilt decorated full cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare foxing or staining, endpaper nicely replaced by a previous owner - as shown). 
Illustrations: Complete with the nice illustrations by Hugh Spencer.

Estimate: (Scarce with no or few other copies available worldwide).

The book: Scarce and attractive First edition of this book including Eight Iroquois tales and four Algonquin legends of the Great Lakes.

The author: Ethel Claire Brill was born on January 19, 1877 into a family already making its mark in the development of the Minnesota city of St. Paul and the wider environs of Ramsey County. Her father, William S. Brill and uncle, Hascal Russell Brill (who became a well-known and much-respected district judge), were “English” Canadians born in Quebec, Canada. Their family immigrated to Minnesota around 1860, where William married Anna Sheldon a few years later. Ethel C. Brill is best known to modern readers for her exciting tale of New France, Madeleine Takes Command—the portrayal of a historical happening quite likely inspired by her own family’s roots in this area of Canada. Her other meticulously researched books, whether historical adventures or more factual accounts, all show forth a similar deep interest in the history of the Northwest—Minnesota, the Great Lakes regions of Wisconsin, Michigan, and over into the Dakotas and parts of central Canada. Miss Brill died in November, 1962 at the age of 85 in her home state of Minnesota.

The illustrator: Hugh Spencer (1887-1975) American Illustrator and Engraver.