1887 Scarce Victorian Book ~ Two Ghosts and Other Christmas Stories by Rossiter W. Raymond.
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Author: Rossiter W. Raymond.
Title: Two Ghosts and Other Christmas Stories.
Publisher: Boston, D Lothrop Company, 1890.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7 "X 5.5 ".
Pages: vi-514 pages.
Binding: Very good original full cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn, soiled and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. A rare find in any condition!
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, light foxing and staining mainly on the outer edges - as shown. endpaper's inner hinges worn but still tight - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the nice 28 illustrations.
Estimate: (Scarce with no or few other copies available for sale worldwide).
The book: Scarce edition of Two Ghosts and Other Christmas Stories including Two Ghosts, The Skating Club, James and Jim A story of the Coal-Mines, The Angel of the House, The Star of Bethlehem, One Cent, The Art of Asking Questions, Sister Kate, etc...
The author: Rossiter Worthington Raymond (April 27, 1840 in Cincinnati, Ohio – December 31, 1918 in Brooklyn, New York) was an American mining engineer, legal scholar and author. At his memorial, the President of Lehigh University described him as "one of the most remarkable cases of versatility that our country has ever seen—sailor, soldier, engineer, lawyer, orator, editor, novelist, story-teller, poet, biblical critic, theologian, teacher, chess-player—he was superior in each capacity. What he did, he always did well."