Vintage book Julia Harrington Winnebago, Iowa 1913 hardcover with jacket LOVELY

Although fiction, Julia Harrington in a strange and wonderful way is more real than recorded history. Julia is aged twelve-going-on-thirteen in the year 1913. She tells her own story through her memories, impressions, heart and mind and in her own special language, direct, honest, and perceptive. In a larger sense Julia Harrington is one year in the life of a small town ― Winnebago, Iowa ― as seen by a schoolgirl a century ago ― one year of life in rustic America during those innocent and tranquil times, when the only possible unpleasantness was the rumblings of war in far-off Europe. Richard Bissell knows America and her people. In Julia Harrington he breathes life into a bygone era not only by telling it as it was but revealing it with illustrations reproduced from original advertisements, mail-order catalogs, and other period pieces. The result is a delight to read, a delight to look at ― truly a book for all ages. No tears or bent pages, no musty smells. Does have some “Foxing” Foxing is an age-related process of deterioration that causes spots and browning on old paper documents such as books, postage stamps, old paper money and certificates. The name may derive from the fox-like reddish-brown color of the stains, or the rust chemical ferric oxide which may be involved. Those spots are normal on aged books and do not consider them damaged. The vintage items I share with you have been previously owned and loved. They may show some wear as is typical for vintage pieces.