Buy this book on-line Wiggin, Kate Douglas : Penelope's Postscripts (Penelope's Experiences Series)Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA, 1915
Original publisher's yellow cloth binding with four green coat-of-arms decorations on front cover. 5 1/4" x 7 1/2." 217 pages, complete. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. Binding is tight. Only a small bit of foxing on the top edge of the book. A romantic Edwardian/Victorian novel about a woman named Penelope as she explores life in Europe. Part of the Penelope's Experiences series. This is a sequel to A Cathedral Courtship. Chapters are the following: "Penelope in Switzerland," "Penelope in Venice," "Penelope in Devon," and "Penelope at Home." Kate Douglas Wiggin (1856-1923) was an American author and educator. She wrote many children's books and spent most of her life advocating for the well-being and education of children during a time when children were thought of as cheap labor. She and her sister, Nora, were instrumental in establishing over sixty kindergartens in San Francisco and Oakland.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Wiggin, Kate Douglas : Penelope's Postscripts (Penelope's Experiences Series). Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including used books, libri rari, first editions, rare books and out-of-print books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |