Copyright Details

• Copyright © 1900 by Chas. Felton Pidgin

• Additional copyright © 1902 by Chas. Felton Pidgin

• Marked as Revised Edition

• Entered at Stationers’ Hall, London

• Rights of translation, public reading, and dramatization reserved

Your book (stated 1905 on the title page) is a later printing of the revised edition, likely the third–fifth printing cycle of the popular novel.

📘 Book History

Quincy Adams Sawyer was one of the most successful American regional novels of the early 1900s. First published in 1900, it:

• Became a bestseller showcasing rural New England life

• Was adapted into a stage play and later a silent film (1922)

• Helped define the genre of “village novels” popular at the turn of the century

• Solidified Chas. Felton Pidgin’s reputation as a chronicler of small-town America

Readers loved its mix of humor, romance, melodrama, and vivid depiction of New England characters.

The 1905 Clark edition is illustrated and was marketed broadly to general readers.

📚 Description of Contents

The book contains:

• A frontispiece illustration depicting a horse and buggy entering Mason’s Corner

• Decorative border designs framing title, copyright, and preface pages

• The author’s preface dated October 1902

• Narrative following Quincy Adams Sawyer as he enters the village, meets its inhabitants, and becomes entangled in local dramas and relationships

The novel is considered a blend of:

• Village comedy

• Gentle satire

• Sentimental romance

• Social portraiture of late-19th-century New England

📦 Physical Condition

From the images provided:

Covers

Good condition. No tears. Plain without images or decoration

Interior

• Pages show typical age toning

• Upper margin of frontispiece has blue staining

• Binding appears intact

• Printed illustrations present

• No significant tears noted, but some foxing spots visible

• Decorative borders remain sharp and clean

• Some ink staining or transfer marks seen on inner edges

Overall interior condition: Good– (G–) due to staining but structurally sound.

⭐ Special Features

• 1905 printing of a major American bestseller

• Includes original illustrations

• Decorative typographic borders throughout

• Historically significant as part of the New England “local color” literary movement

• Popular enough to inspire dramatizations and early film adaptations

Collectors prize early Clark editions for their period design and Americana appeal.