Description
Trowbridge, J. T. Biding His Time Or Andrew Hapnell’s Fortune (Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., ND [©1888])
A scarce book by a popular writer for children. This copy published after 1905, when Lothrop joined the firm.
DuoDecimo. 1 page adv., 190 pages followed by 2 pages adv. 10 illustrations, all present though not necessarily on the pages shown on the illustrations page. Hardcover. Boards bound in a brown cloth stamped in black and yellow with a pictorial cover. Plain endpapers.
Condition: VG+ with shight lean to spine, corners and spine end undamaged. Hinges and binding tight and undamaged. A very nice copy.
John Townsend Trowbridge (September 18, 1827 – February 12, 1916) was an American author. A friend of Mark Twain and Walt Whitman, Trowbridge was a writer in many genres including children’s literature.
