Finley, Martha

Elsie's Young Folks in Peace and War [Elsie Dinsmore #25]

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, [1900]. Hardcover with Dust Jacket.

Maroon cloth with stamped designs. 7.25 inches tall; 285 pages. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. Book store [Gimbles] tap on rear pastedown. Probably a 1906 printing.

The dust has toned on the spine and has edge-wear. Uncommon to fine a copy with the jacket.

Elsie's children face the trials of war and strive to maintain their faith and integrity while navigating the challenges of a changing world.

Background Information:
Martha Finley was a 19th century American author of children's stories. Her characters were good children rewarded for their high moral character.

She wrote Elsie Dinsmore in 1867. Elsie was a virtuous Christian girl who resisted small temptations. Finley wrote 27 books about Elsie taking her through her adult life and ending with her as a grandmother. This series was popular in the United States and in Britain selling over 25,000,000 books.

Item #16881

Price: $35.00