The watchmaker's wife, and other stories

Margaret Neilson Armstrong American
 Publisher Charles Scribners and Sons American
 Author Frank Richard Stockton American

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An unusual binding for its simplicity and lack of ornament. What remains characteristic of Armstrong’s work is the central, rectilinear plane. The repeated air balloon motif refers to the plot, in which a yacht is pulled off course by a hot air balloon carrying a watchmaker and his wife.

The watchmaker's wife, and other stories, Margaret Neilson Armstrong (American, New York 1867–1944 New York)

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The watchmaker's wife, and other stories, Margaret Neilson Armstrong (American, New York 1867–1944 New York)
The watchmaker's wife, and other stories, Margaret Neilson Armstrong (American, New York 1867–1944 New York)

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