The Mattapan Jewels by Fortune du Boisgobey - 1881 French Crime Novel from the Turn of the Century - English Translation United States - Eastern but overall really good condition

but overall really good condition for a toy from the 1940s (see pictures)

The magazines also feature comics (including one we found drawn by Rube Goldberg)

• Christmas Disc 4" in diameter

The series began during World War II as a way to encourage girls to consider nursing as a career in order to help the war effort

Please take a look at our photos to get a glimpse of the beauty of these two 48-page books

The Mattapan Jewels by Fortune du Boisgobey - 1881 French Crime Novel from the Turn of the Century - English Translation United States - Eastern but overall really good conditionA beautifully preserved antique novel from the turn of the century, The Mattapan Jewels was written by French crime novelist Fortune du Boisgobey and published in English by Brentano's of New York. Wikipedia's bibliography of the author says the book was originally published in French in 1881. There is no publication date in this English translation, but given the design of the book we believe it would have been published in the late 1800s or early