When you gave Grandfather both your hands and put one foot against his knee and the other against his vest, you could walk right up to his white beard like a fly-but you had to hold tight. Sometimes your foot slipped on the knee, but the vest was wider and not so hard, so that when you were that far you were safe. And when you had both feet in the soft middle of the vest, and your body was stiff, and your face was looking right up at the ceiling, Grandfather groaned down deep inside, and that was the sign that your walk was ...
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When you gave Grandfather both your hands and put one foot against his knee and the other against his vest, you could walk right up to his white beard like a fly-but you had to hold tight. Sometimes your foot slipped on the knee, but the vest was wider and not so hard, so that when you were that far you were safe. And when you had both feet in the soft middle of the vest, and your body was stiff, and your face was looking right up at the ceiling, Grandfather groaned down deep inside, and that was the sign that your walk was ended. Then Grandfather crumpled you up in his arms. But on Sunday, when Grandfather wore his white vest, you walked like other folks. In the morning Grandfather sat in the sun by the wall-the stone wall at the back of the garden, where the golden-rod grew. Grandfather read the paper and smoked. When it was afternoon and Mother was taking her nap, Grandfather was around the corner of the house, on the porch, in the sun-always in the sun, for the sun followed Grandfather wherever he went, till he passed into the house at supper-time. Then the sun went down and it was night.
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Add this copy of In the Morning Glow: Short Stories to cart. $32.00, good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1902 by Harper & Brothers.
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Good. First edition. Illustrated. Decorative green cloth stamped in pink and gilt with mounted oval image on front board. Owner name on front fly, dampstain on bottom corners, spine ends and corners rubbed and bumped, good only.
Add this copy of In the Morning Glow: Short Stories to cart. $19.00, very good condition, Sold by Great Northern Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Minneapolis, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1903 by Harper & Brothers.
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Very Good + Includes color frontis with tissue guard. Also includes 15 full page illustrations, some in color with four pages of publisher's ads in rear. Publisher's decorated binding with forest scene and color cameo on front cover. Beautiful gift inscription with period photograph with two women having tea outside, on front endpapers. Slight rubbing to cover, not affecting cover designs, else a bright, tight copy, very presentable copy.
Add this copy of In the Morning Glow: Short Stories to cart. $38.20, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1900 by CreateSpace Independent Publis.
Add this copy of In the Morning Glow; Short Stories to cart. $65.41, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2019 by Wentworth Press.
