Aunt Martha's Corner Cupboard, or Stories about Tea, Coffee, Sugar, Rice, Etc.
by Mary and Elizabeth Kirby
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Tolland, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Educational Publishing Company, 1909. 153 pp, stamped cloth over board covers. This book is a collection of ten short stories told by Aunt Martha to her rambunctious two nephews. The stores are meant to be educational, yet fun. The stories center around the things found in Aunt Martha's cupboard, and relate the history of the item. The ten stories are entitled: The Corner Cupboard, The Story of the Tea-Cup , How the Tea-Cup Was Finished, The Story of the Tea, The Story of the Sugar, The Story of the Coffee, The Story of the Salt, The Story of the Currants, The Story of the Needle, The Story of the Cotton, The Story of the Rice, and The Story of the Honey. There are forty-seven (47) black and white engravings,the subjects of which range from landscapes, to people, to animals, to maps. The front cover has a stamped illustration of Aunt Martha's cupboard. Measures 7" x 5 1/2" Minor edge wear. Soiled and toned due to age.
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- Bookseller
- Eclectibles (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27011102
- Title
- Aunt Martha's Corner Cupboard, or Stories about Tea, Coffee, Sugar, Rice, Etc.
- Author
- Mary and Elizabeth Kirby
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Educational Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1909
- Keywords
- Children's stories, Coffee, Conduct of life, Currants, Honey, Laziness, Rice, Salt, Sugarcane, Tea
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Eclectibles
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Tolland, Connecticut
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