1868 · New York
by ZSCHOKKE, H[einrich]
New York: D. Appleton & Co, 1868. Reprint. Octavo (15.5cm); brick red cloth, stamped in blind, gilt on spine; 180pp. Tear along front joint of spine, plus chips, material loss to heel and crown; boards show moderate rubbing, soiling, edgewear. Ownership signatures on ffep; foxing and soiling throughout textblock; bindings slightly shaken, else Good or Better.
German author/social reformer Heinrich Zschokke wrote many tales, including this popular story of a man who returns from a war (with a gnarly forehead scar and "enormous mustachios") only to find his hometown has sunk into vice and decay. He becomes the new town schoolmaster, but this (truncated)
German author/social reformer Heinrich Zschokke wrote many tales, including this popular story of a man who returns from a war (with a gnarly forehead scar and "enormous mustachios") only to find his hometown has sunk into vice and decay. He becomes the new town schoolmaster, but this (truncated)