Finley, Martha

Elsie's Journey on Inland Waters [Elsie Dinsmore #21]

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

Maroon cloth with stamped designs. 7.25 inches tall; 283 pages. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. Probably a 1906 printing.

The dust jacket has toned on the spine and has one small chip on the top edge and along the rear lower flyleaf. Now in a new protective Mylar sleeve.  Uncommon in a dust jacket.

Elsie embarks on a captivating river voyage with her family, facing challenges and encountering diverse characters while deepening her faith and strengthening her relationships.

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 #16901

Price: $35.00