About this title: Edward Payson Roe (1838 - 1888) was a Presbyterian minister living in New York after the Civil War. In 1874 he moved to Cornwall-on-the-Hudson where he wrote fiction and studied horticulture. After the Civil Was he lectured on the war and wrote periodicals. His novels had a strong moral purpose and their being written by a clergyman helped to break down the Puritanical prejudice against fiction. His best-known works were "Barriers Burned Away" and "The Earth Trembled." For Jest to Earnest begins, "On a cloudy December morning a gentleman, two ladies, and a boy stepped down from the express ...
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Description: Acceptable. Hardcover no dj. Acceptable condition-only fair condition with signs of extensive handling and use; front hinge fragile; gift note on ffep. The Works of E. P. Roe, Volume 7. 1900. Hardcover no dj. read more
Description: HB, Dodd, Mead & Co., (1875), green cloth embossed decorative covers a bit bumped, top of back cover frayed on edge, browning. Good. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Peter Fenelon Collier & Son, NY
Date Published: 1886
Description: Good- 8vo. HC: spine cover is all missing except about 2" at top, rubbed, scuffed, soiled, corners & spine are bumped & worn, front & back board is very loose. Name is written on the front end page. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: P. F. Collier & Son, New York
Date Published: 1886
Description: Fair. No Jacket. Ex-Libris. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. The cover is severly scuffed, well worn to threads and the cloth on the spine is chipped off. Parts of the cover are discolored. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dodd, Mead & company, [New York
Date Published: c1886]
Description: Very Good. No dust jacket. some edge wear, some foxing, otherwise clean and tight copy. Unknown printing. Illustrated by. 434 p. ; 19 cm. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: P.F. Collier & Son, New York
Date Published: 1875
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 6X8. Tightly bound-==Clean pages-==No writing or marks in book-==Corners lightly bumped & Slight general wear-==413 pages. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap, N Y
Date Published: 1903
Description: Good. 12mo. Cover has edgewear, scuffed, foxing and browning, weak hinge, shaken, some moisture damage all over. Pgs. clean, tight, foxing and browning, # 335-336 torn, some water stain pages. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Company, New York
Date Published: 1903
Description: Fine. No dust jacket. Binding tight, no wear, Clean inside and out. 435 p. Orange cloth with embossed green & red floral design of cover and spine, silver lettering "A bright, vivacious story, full of wit and even frolic. "--Portland Transcript. "A simple, pure story, such as Mr. Roe has always written, is one of the most potent vehicles of moral and religious training that can be employed. "--Buffalo Daily Courier. "His plots are never commonplace. The change in Lottie's character is well ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: P. F. Collier & Son, New York
Description: Good. Hardcover without dust jacket, 413 pages; cover wear, faded old water stain to fore edge with slight penetration to some outer page margins, some looseness developing in binding, ink signature. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: P.F. Collier & Son, New York
Date Published: 1886
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 413pp; Copyright date 1886, print date unknown; Book is in excellent condition, but has collected dust along the top due to many years of storage; Pages and binding are all very tight; Navy blue boards with an embossed "R" on the front that have some spotted discoloration; Pages are browning but have very little foxing; Shipped Weight: 1-2 pounds. Category: Fiction Classic & Modern Inventory No: 100052. read more
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