Tabitha's Vacation-Volume III in the Ivy Hall Series by Ruth Alberta Brown (1913 HC no DJ)

• Author: Ruth Alberta Brown

• Illustrator: Angela Tuite

• Publisher: Saalfield Publishing Company Chicago, IL U.S.A. 1913

From 1st chapter of book:

'Ho, ho, vacation days are here, We welcome them with right good cheer; In wisdom's halls we love to be, But yet 'tis pleasant to be free, '" warbled Tabitha Catt, pausing on the doorstep of her little desert home as she vigorously shook a dingy dusting cloth, and hungrily sniffed the fresh, sweet morning air, for, although the first week of June was already gone, the fierce heat of the summer had not yet descended upon Silver Bow, nestling in its cup-like hollow among the Nevada mountains. "'Ho, ho, the hours will quickly fly, And soon vacation time be by; Ah, then we'll all in glad refrain, Sing welcome to our school again.'" piped up a sweet voice in muffled accents from the depths of the closet where the singer was rummaging to find hooks for her wardrobe, which lay scattered rather promiscuously about Tabitha's tiny bedroom.. "

This is the third and final book of "IN THE IVY HALL SERIES" published by Saalfield Publishing Company. Written by Ruth Alberta Brown, for whom no biographic information was found.

Hardcover has brown boards with lettering and illustration embossed in black ink on front & spine, but no DJ. Both front and rear gutters torn, stabilized with tape. Corners opposite spine worn through on corners, stabilized with tape. Interior is tight, clean and unmarked. Pages have darkened with age.

This copy has a frontis illustration by Angela Tuite, illustrator of 1st two volumes in the series. Wuanita Smith is usually the credited illustrator of the 3rd volume, but no other illustrations found.

• Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall, 286pp.

Copyright 1913.
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