The Floating Prince and Other Fairy Tales

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"The Floating Prince and Other Fairy Tales"

Entry/Object ID

2016.294.1.1

Description

A hardcover book, "The Floating Prince and Other Fairy Tales" by Frank R. Stockton, published by Charles Scribner's Sons, 1884. A fiction book for children with fantastical stories. The book is cloth covered at the spine and paper over boards for the covers. The front cover depicts a pirate and a young girl in a rowboat on the water. The back cover includes an advertisement for a new book by Stockton, "The Story of Viteau." The book is in poor condition, pest damage throughout the covers and text block, torn spine, loose signatures in the text block, abrasion to the covers.

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Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Books