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An I.D.B. in South Africa

Title
An I.D.B. in South Africa / by Louise Vescelius Sheldon ; illustrated by G.E. Graves and Al Hencke.
Author
Sheldon, Louise Vescelius
Publication
  • New York : John W. Lovell Company, 14 and 16 Vesey Street, [1888]
  • ©1888

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Additional Authors
  • Graves, G. E.
  • Hencke, Albert
  • John W. Lovell Company, publisher.
  • Trow's Printing and Bookbinding Company, printer.
Description
206 pages : illustrations; 19 cm.
Donor/Sponsor
Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Subjects
Note
  • I.D.B. = illicit diamond buyer.
  • "Copyright, 1888, by Louise Vescelius-Sheldon. All rights reserved."--verso of title page.
  • "Trow's Printing and Bookbinding Company, New York."--printer statement, verso of title page.
Provenance (note)
  • is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.
Contents
ch. 1. The marked diamond -- ch. 2. The mystic sign -- ch. 3. Cupid's arrow in the African forest -- ch. 4. The unwelcome letter -- ch. 5. Impressions -- ch. 6. Kate -- ch. 7. The story of a singer -- ch. 8. Horses and riders -- ch. 9. Poker and philosophy -- ch. 10. An explosion or two -- ch. 11. A visit to a diamond mine -- ch. 12. Strolling among riches -- ch. 13. The morning ride -- ch. 14. An unexpected declaration -- ch. 15. An abrupt awakening -- ch. 16. The family physician -- ch. 17. "You have made me your prisoner" -- ch. 18. A friend in deed -- ch. 19. Detectives -- ch. 20. One of Eve's daughters -- ch. 21. On the heights -- ch. 22. Pinning the leaves together -- ch. 23. What shall they do with it? -- ch. 24. How will it end? -- ch. 25. The end of the voyage.
Call Number
Sc Fic (Sheldon, L. I.D.B. in South Africa)
LCCN
08005097
OCLC
  • 3449581
  • NYPGR3449581-B
Author
Sheldon, Louise Vescelius, author.
Title
An I.D.B. in South Africa / by Louise Vescelius Sheldon ; illustrated by G.E. Graves and Al Hencke.
Publisher
New York : John W. Lovell Company, 14 and 16 Vesey Street, [1888]
Copyright Date
©1888
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Provenance
Copy in Sc Fic-S (accession no. B429216) is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN
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Added Author
Graves, G. E., illustrator.
Hencke, Albert, ilustrator.
John W. Lovell Company, publisher.
Trow's Printing and Bookbinding Company, printer.
Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner.
Research Call Number
Sc Fic (Sheldon, L. I.D.B. in South Africa)
NBO (Sheldon, L. V. I. D. B. in South Africa)
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