Agnes Repplier — In Our Convent Days Books and Men

Boston and New York, Houghton, Mifflin, and Company, c1900. Leather. A collection of essays by the popular American essayist Agnes Repplier, looking at the effect of reading on children, and her school days. In two volumes. These two woks are collections of essays by the American essayist Agnes Repplier. 'Books and Men' looks as children, discussing how they are brought up, and how they are affecting by what they read as they are growing up. 'In Our Convent Days' looks at the school days of the author, at the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Eden Hall at Torresdale, Philadelphia. Agnes Repplier was one of America's chief essayists of her time, writing literary criticism, as well as comments on contemporary life. Some of her other essay collections include 'Points of View', 'Americans and Others', 'Times and Tendencies, and more. 'In Our Convent Days' is dated 1906 and is the fourth impression. 'Books and Men' is the thirteenth impression, Copac gives the date of the tenth impression as 1898. In a half morocco binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, generally smart. Front joint of 'Books and Men' is strained. Some loss to the head of the spine of 'Books and Men&apos. Light fading to the spine and to the extremities. Front hinge of 'In Our Convent Days' is starting but firm. Label to the recto of the rear endpaper, 'Paul Elder & Company, San Francisco&apos. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .