Annie Fellows Johnston rare book

[Sticks1]

I was wondering if this book has any value. It was written 1897 by Annie Fellows Johnston and her sister Albion Fellows Bacon. It is a poetry book. As far as I can find this is one of Annie Johnston's rarest books. She wrote the "Little Colonel" book series. This book is inscribed to Mrs Henry W Lawton, the wife of Henry W Lawton who captured Geronimo and brought him back from Mexico in in 1886. It is inscribed to Mrs Lawton Christmas 1900, right after the death of Henry Lawton in Dec 1899. Also in the book, under. "Felipa, wife of Columbus" Annie Fellows Johnston has written a 6 line stanza to Mrs Lawton in reference to the death of her husband. This book belonged to Mrs Henry W Lawton personally and inscribed by Annie Fellows Johnston's hand writing.

 

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[arkhunter]

great old book

 

[stefen]

The cost of an appraisal would probably exceed the value of the book...

Check 1st editions first, then make an offer...after its appraised...

 

[Mackaydon]

Perhaps this is a starting point:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Songs-Ysame-Annie-Fellows-Johnston/dp/1437179525

 

[DigginThePast]

Perhaps this is a starting point:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Songs-Ysame-Annie-Fellows-Johnston/dp/1437179525

That is for a modern reprint of the O.P's book.

Sticks1 - I'd look for a rare book dealer in your area. Ask for their opinion and if they would do an insurance appraisal and what the charges would be. The only reference to a first edition (not referenced as being signed or inscribed) I could find online is a defunct Craigslist ad that was asking $3500.00. Take that with a huge grain of salt until you can contact a professional, it could have significant value.

 

[civil war hunter]

Annie Fellows Johnston received tremendous fame and popularity around the turn of the 20th century as an author of books for children. She is best known for her thirteen book series beginning with The Little Colonel, although she wrote over forty books in all as well as contributed occasional stories to periodicals such as the Youth's Companion.

The illustration shows Annie Fellows Johnston around 1928 with the then grown-up Hattie Cochran, the real-life Little Colonel. (from the The Sunday Herald Post, Louisville, Kentucky, December 23, 1928) Most of the characters in Mrs. Johnstons' semi-biographical works were based on actual people, places and experiences. For the Little Colonel Series, Johnston fictionalized Pewee Valley, Kentucky, just outside Louisville, as Lloydsborough Valley.

Portrait of a young
Annie Fellows Johnston
By Kate Matthews
(Private collection
Pewee Valley)

 

[civil war hunter]

With the rarity of the book. I would say 100$ - 200$.

Annie Fellows Johnston received tremendous fame and popularity around the turn of the 20th century as an author of books for children. She is best known for her thirteen book series beginning with The Little Colonel, although she wrote over forty books in all as well as contributed occasional stories to periodicals such as the Youth's Companion.

The illustration shows Annie Fellows Johnston around 1928 with the then grown-up Hattie Cochran, the real-life Little Colonel. (from the The Sunday Herald Post, Louisville, Kentucky, December 23, 1928) Most of the characters in Mrs. Johnstons' semi-biographical works were based on actual people, places and experiences. For the Little Colonel Series, Johnston fictionalized Pewee Valley, Kentucky, just outside Louisville, as Lloydsborough Valley.

Portrait of a young
Annie Fellows Johnston
By Kate Matthews
(Private collection
Pewee Valley)