Old Fashioned Thanksgiving
- New York: The Century Co, 1882
New York: The Century Co, 1882. Very good plus.. First appearance, in ST. NICHOLAS MAGAZINE, of Alcott's story about a less common holiday seen in literature, and later incorporated into AUNT JO'S SCRAP BAG. A nostalgic tale set in rural New Hampshire filled with food and games: pudding in brandy, apples and cider, plenty of pies; fiddle tunes, "Blind-man's buff," and "Hunt the slipper."
This is a bound volume of six issues of St. Nicholas Magazine volume 9, Part 1 - November 1881 - May 1882, with "Old Fashioned Thanksgiving" appearing on pages 8-16. The volume also contains work by Celia Thaxter, Frank Stockton, and ST. NICHOLAS editor Mary Mapes Dodge (of HANS BRINKER fame). 9.25'' x 6.75''. Early half maroon sheepskin, raised bands, gilt-stamped spine, marbled endpapers. Heavily illustrated in black and white. viii, 504 pages. Pencil owner name to second fly leaf. Faint sunning to spine, touch of wormholing at bottom joints/hinges, light rubbing to joints. Interior clean, firm.
This is a bound volume of six issues of St. Nicholas Magazine volume 9, Part 1 - November 1881 - May 1882, with "Old Fashioned Thanksgiving" appearing on pages 8-16. The volume also contains work by Celia Thaxter, Frank Stockton, and ST. NICHOLAS editor Mary Mapes Dodge (of HANS BRINKER fame). 9.25'' x 6.75''. Early half maroon sheepskin, raised bands, gilt-stamped spine, marbled endpapers. Heavily illustrated in black and white. viii, 504 pages. Pencil owner name to second fly leaf. Faint sunning to spine, touch of wormholing at bottom joints/hinges, light rubbing to joints. Interior clean, firm.
Details
Title
Old Fashioned Thanksgiving
Author
Alcott, Louisa May; Celia Thaxter, Frank Stockton; Mary Mapes Dodge
Condition
Very Good
Publisher
The Century Co: New York
Date
1882