Beautiful Joe by Marshall Saunders 1893 1st Edition not 1st Printing Holiday Ed

Description: The Last Days of Pompeii by Edward Lytton 1934 Publ Burt of New YorkBeautiful Joe by Marshall Saunders 1893 1st Edition not 1st Printing Holiday EditionItem Description Here is a nice book for your buying consideration. Would make a great gift for a special occasion, or keep for yourself! The book is entitled, "Beautiful Joe, The Autobiography of a Dog". This book was published in 1893. This is a first edition, not first printing. This is the holiday edition. The book's author is Marshall Saunders. The book was published by Charles H Banes of Philadelphia, PA. The book has tan, gray and antique white hardcovers with gold writing. There are images of dogs' heads on the front cover of the book. The edges of the hardcovers show some minor rub. The spine shows some discoloring from sun exposure. There is no dust cover, if there ever was one. There is a musty/dusty smell to the book. Previous owner's name in ink on inside of front hardcover. Separation along the back of the last page and the back hardcover. The book is 8-1/16" tall, by 5.25" across, by 1-1/16" wide. The book is 304 pages in length. A very slight musty/dusty smell to the book. Let us know if you have any questions or need additional pictures. Don’t be shy to make an offer, we are always open to reasonable suggestions. Other items that might be seen in the pictures are not included, in this offering, just the book described here. Some information about the author and the book; The real Beautiful Joe The real Beautiful Joe was an Airedale-type dog. He was medium-sized, brown, and described as likely being part bull terrier and part fox terrier. He was also described as a mongrel, a cur, and a mutt. He was originally owned by a local Meaford man, who cruelly abused the dog to the point of near death, and even cut off his ears and tail. Walter Moore, father of Louise Moore, rescued the dog in 1890, from what likely would have been a violent and painful death. In 1892, Margaret Marshall Saunders (1861–1947), first learned about Beautiful Joe when she visited her brother and his wife, Louise Moore. Saunders was so touched by Joe's story that she wrote a novel-length, fictionalized, autobiographical version of it, entitled Beautiful Joe. Margaret Saunders relocated the story to a small town in Maine and changed the family's name from Moore to Morris to win a literary contest sponsored by the American Humane Education Society. The book was first published in 1893. By 1900, over 800,000 copies sold in the U.S., 40,000 in Canada and 100,000 in the United Kingdom. Saunders chose to write Beautiful Joe as an "autobiography" and tell the story from Beautiful Joe's viewpoint, and in her imagined version of Beautiful Joe's own words. While it was not the first book to tell a story from an animal's viewpoint – Black Beauty by Anna Sewell was already on its way to becoming classic literature by then – it was still an uncommon narrative device. This unusual viewpoint allowed the reader into Beautiful Joe's mind, and inarguably led the reader to feel more sympathy toward the narrator than if the material had been presented in a straightforward and documentative manner. Also, Saunders believed that she would not be taken seriously as a writer using the obviously female name Margaret Saunders, so she wrote using the variant name Marshall Saunders. Make sure that this item meets your needs and requirements before deciding to acquire it. The item can be returned, there is a 10% restocking fee to do so. So, please carefully review all the attached pictures, ask all the questions you have, come see in person or send a friend to see the item on your behalf, prior to deciding to acquire it. Please check out our other Timeless Tokens store listings as we are regularly adding new items. We specialize in antique and vintage artwork, books, collectibles, furniture, musical instruments, paper ephemera, marine/nautical, and clocks. 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Price: 174.3 USD

Location: Georgetown, Delaware

End Time: 2024-09-18T13:21:59.000Z

Shipping Cost: 8.88 USD