The Pygmies and Other Stories (The Editha Series Book 14)
New York / Boston: H.M. Caldwell Co., 1910. Reissue. Hard Cover. Very Good / Fair. Item #2344474
No date, circa 1910Includes front and rear panel and flaps of scarce jacket, toned with chips from edges and one large tear, now under fresh archival cover. Ink gift note on verso of frontispiece, front matter a bit foxed, fore edge corners slightly exposed.
113 pp. Illustrated with frontispiece and plates taken from an edition of Tanglewood Tales (per image captions). Three short stories by the author best known for The Scarlet Letter and The House of the Seven Gables. Originally published as part of his Tanglewood Tales, The Pygmies recounts the myth of Hercules encountering a tribe of pygmies. Includes: Introduction; The Minotaur; The Pygmies; The Dragon's Teeth.
Price: $75.00