The Story of Jean Val Jean by Sara E. Wiltse, from Victor Hugo's Les Miserables. ©1898, The Atheneum Press, Ginn & Company, Publishers. Has a Ginn & Company paper presentation plate pasted in with the owner's name. Belonged to RBD Simonson, Hannibal Missouri and is so signed and dated 1897 by the owner. Note that this signing precedes the publishing date. There was an RBD Simonson who was a school superintendent in Hannibal Missouri in 1907, likely the owner of this book. This antique book has wear to the front and back, which is paper over boards. The spine is cloth covered. The first page, and the last two pages, are loose from the spine. All other pages are intact, remarkably clean and without tears or age spots.
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