Description: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Rare 1854 Similitudes from the Ocean and the Prairie Lucy Larcom First Edition. Rare original 1854 printing, her first published book. Entered into an act of congress in 1853 by J. P. Jewett & Co. Publisher: J. P. Jewett & Co., Boston. Printer: Geo. C. Rand, Boston. Illustrations by Baker, Smith & Andrews. Original royal blue blind stamped boards with gilt front and spine decorations. 103 pages. 4 ¾ wide x 6 ¾ tall x ½ inches. Found with an old corner bookmark of two children that is included. Lucy was a Teacher, Poet and Author. Born in Beverly MA in 1824. Her family moved to Lowell where she worked in the Mills starting at Eleven years old. Known as Lowell’s most famous Mill girl. She has a park named for her in Lowell. From 1854-62 she taught at Wheaton Seminary School (now Wheaton College). She has a Hall named for her at Wheaton that was built in 1908. She died on April 17, 1893.
Price: 80 USD
Location: Fitchburg, Massachusetts
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: Boston
Signed: No
Publisher: J. P. Jewett & Co.
Modified Item: No
Subject: Outdoor & Nature
Year Printed: 1854
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Illustrator: Baker, Smith & Andrews
Special Attributes: Her first published book, 1st Edition, Illustrated
Region: North America
Author: Lucy Larcom
Personalized: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Poetry
