Goulding SAPELO 1870 1st Edition Children's

Title: Sapelo; of, Child-Life on the Tide-Water
Author: Rev. F.R. Goulding
Publisher: Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger
Printing Year: 1870, first edition

Condition/Details: Bound in maroon embossed cloth with fancy gilt-decorated spine, this antique volume is a story of childhood on the shores of Georgia; near the Sapelo river and Sapelo Island, commonly called Sapelo Main, or Blaisden's Bluff. The author was an ordained Presbyterian minister who wrote several children's books but was most well-known for "Marooner's Island". He started a school for boys in Kingston, GA before serving as a Chaplain for the Confederate Army during the Civil War. The volume shows light external age/wear, and is solidly bound with age-toned pages. The book measures approximately 6.5" x 4.5" and contains 160 pages. Shipping cost (within the U.S.) for this lot will be: $4.50