THE WINDS, THE WOODS, AND THE WANDERER: A FABLE FOR CHILDREN. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1890. Octavo, pp. [i-v] vi [7] 8-298 [299-304: ads], flyleaves at front and rear, four inserted plates with illustrations by Charles Copeland, original decorated blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in red and gold, floral patterned endpapers. First edition. A young boy runs away from the farm where he has been forced to work during the summer and leads an adventuresome life while seeking his uncle, with whom he is ultimately happily reunited. Partially allegorical; nature is personified and includes talking winds and trees. Massachusetts author, largely of books for young readers. Some bumping and rubbing to cloth at extremities, one signature proud, else a very good copy. (#128399).
Price: $25.00
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