The Catskill Fairies

by Virginia Wales Johnson, Alfred Fredericks (Illustrator)

1881. No Edition Remarks. 163 pages. No dust jacket. Brown illustrated cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pages 81-96 are detached but still present. Heavy cracking to gutters and hinges, with exposed netting. Heavy thumb-marking present. Binding is very loose. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Heavy splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Book has a slight forward lean. Visible wear marks to boards.

163 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1876

About the author

American novelist, children's book and travel writer.

Her parents were from Boston, and she was home schooled. After 1875 she lived in Florence, Italy.

Her early works are mainly aimed at children. Later on she also wrote books for adults and descriptive works.

Reviews

[Krista the Krazy Kataloguer · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an odd assortment of stories of magic and enchantment told within the framework of a boy snowed in in his grandfather's cabin on the mountain. I liked the story of the 5 brothers best. Too bad this is long out of print!