Updated Jan. 14, 2010

Grace Livingston Hill (Lutz)

Dust Jackets & Stories

Grace Livingston Hill Portrait

Beloved Authoress
of Christian Inspirational Fiction

Grace Livingston Hill as she appeared on the rear panel of the very early Grosset & Dunlap reprint dust jackets published during the 1910s through about 1923.

Directly Below you will find pictures of Restored Facsimiles for her books, and in the left column, links to pictures of Unrestored Dust Jackets. Both lists are arranged alphabetically by title.

Click DJ Images to enlarge and to read a story synopsis.

Newest Additions to Pictures of Original Dust Jackets are highlighted in Aqua.

Links to Pictures of Original GLH Dust Jackets*
TITLE	ARTIST
A Girl to Come Home To	Walter Stewart
A New Name	Unknown
A Voice in the Wilderness	Skrenda
All Through the Night	Walter Stewart
Amorelle	Walter Stewart
April Gold	Walter Stewart
Ariel Custer Earliest Reprint	Unknown
Ariel Custer Later Reprint	Unknown
Astra First Edition	Walter Stewart
Astra Reprint	Walter Stewart
Beauty For Ashes	Walter Stewart
Beggarman	Unknown
Beloved Stranger	Unknown
Best Man, The Early British Reprint	Dennys
Best Man, The Early U.S. Reprint	Unknown
Best Man, The	Skrenda
Blue Ruin	Unknown
Brentwood	Walter Stewart
Bright Arrows	Unknown
By Way of the Silverthorns	Walter Stewart
Challengers, The	Unknown
Chance of a Lifetime	Unknown
Christmas Bride, The	Unknown
City of Fire, The Earliest Reprint	Gayle Hoskins
Cloudy Jewel, 2	Skrenda
Cloudy Jewel, 3	Unknown
Cloudy Jewel, 1	H. W. Taylor
Crimson Mountain	Unknown
Crimson Roses	Unknown
Daphne Deane	Unknown
Duskin	Unknown
Enchanted Barn, 2 Late 1920s-30s	Skrenda
Enchanted Barn, 3 1940s I believe	N/A
Enchanted Barn, 4 Anniversary Edition	N/A
Exit Betty	Skrenda
Exit Betty Earliest Reprint	H. Weston Taylor
Finding of Jasper Holt	Edwin F. Bayha
Finding of Jasper Holt	Skrenda
Finding of Jasper Holt	Unknown
Found Treasure, 1st	Grace Norcross
Found Treasure Later Reprint	Unknown
Girl From Montana Early Reprint	Unknown
Girl From Montana	Skrenda
Girl of the Woods	Unknown
Gold Shoe, The	Unknown
Happiness Hill	Unknown
Head of the House	Unknown
Homing	Walter Stewart
Honor Girl, The	Unknown
House Across the Hedge	Unknown
In Tune With Wedding Bells	Walter Stewart
Job's Niece Earliest Reprint	Bessie Heller
Job’s Niece	Skrenda
Kerry	Sergey
Ladybird	Soare
Lo, Michael, 1	Skrenda
Lo, Michael, 2	Unknown
Lo, Michael Early British	Ellen Edwards
Man of the Desert	Victor Perard
Man of the Desert	Unknown
Marcia Schuyler Early Reprint 1	Unknown
Marcia Schuyler Early Reprint 2	Unknown
Marcia Schuyler Slightly Later Reprint	Unknown
Marcia Schuyler Early British	Ellen Edwards
Marigold	Unknown
Maris First Edition	Walter Stewart
Maris Earliest Reprint	Walter Stewart
Maris Later Reprint	Walter Stewart
Mary Arden
Matched Pearls	Harold Snyder
Miranda (wraparound DJ)	E. L. Henry
Miranda Early British	Ellen Edwards
Miss Lavinia’s Call	Walter Stewart
More Than Conqueror Lippincott	Unknown
More Than Conqueror Reprint	Walter Stewart(?)
Mystery Flowers	Walter Stewart
Mystery Flowers Later Reprint, very rare	Unknown
Mystery of Mary, 1	Anna Speakman
Mystery of Mary, 2	Skrenda
Not Under the Law	Adelaide Bolton
Not Under the Law	Skrenda
Obsession of Victoria Gracen Earliest Reprint DJ	Edwin F. Bayha
Obsession of Victoria Gracen Early Dust Jacket	Unknown
Obsession of Victoria Gracen Later Reprint	Unknown
Out of the Storm	Unknown
Partners	Walter Stewart
Patch of Blue	Walter Stewart
Patricia First Edition	Walter Stewart
Patricia	Walter Stewart
Phoebe Deane Earliest Reprint	E. L. Henry
Phoebe Deane Early British	Ellen Edwards
Prodigal Girl, 1^st Ed. Lippincott	Soare
Prodigal Girl, 1	Soare
Prodigal Girl, 2 (40s reprint)	Unknown
Rainbow Cottage	Unknown
Ransom, The Lippincott, 1^st	Unknown
Ransom, The Canadian First	Unknown
Ransom, The	Skrenda
Re-Creations Lippincott, 1^st	Unknown
Re-Creations Earliest Reprint	Unknown
Re-Creations	Skrenda
Red Signal, (First Reprint)	Unknown
Red Signal, 2	Skrenda
Rose Galbraith	Unknown
Search, The #1	Skrenda
Search, The, #2	Skrenda
Seventh Hour, The	Walter Stewart
Sound of the Trumpet	E.?
Spice Box	Unknown
Story of a Whim, The Lippincott	Unknown
Story of a Whim, The Grosset Reprint	Unknown
Strange Proposal	Walter Stewart
Stranger Within the Gates	Unknown
Street of the City	Unknown
Substitute Guest, The	Unknown
Sunrise	Walter Stewart
Through These Fires	Unknown
Tomorrow About This Time Earliest Reprint DJ	Unknown
Tomorrow About This Time 2^nd Reprint	Skrenda
Tomorrow About This Time, Later Reprint	Unknown
Tryst, The, 1	Unknown
Tryst, The, 2	Skrenda
War Romance of the Salvation Army	Photo DJ
Where Two Ways Met	Walter Stewart
White Flower, The	Unknown
White Lady, The, 1	Unknown
White Lady, The, 2	Benda
White Orchids	Walter Stewart
Witness, The First Edition	Unknown
Witness, The Earliest Reprint	Unknown
Witness, The	Unknown

* Most Djs pictured in the left-hand column were printed prior to 1947. Most are from my own collection. A few images have been donated by other collectors, in which case, I've gratefully acknowledged the collector's name above the picture. If you are the lucky owner of a Grace Livingston Hill book with a dust jacket which was printed during her lifetime, and you don't see it pictured here, I hope you will consider contacting me and donating a scan or picture to place on this page for myself and others to enjoy.

Facsimile Dust Jackets*

A Voice in the Wilderness

by Grace Livingston Hill

Grosset & Dunlap, 1916

Dust Jacket Art by
Norman Rockwell

$10.00 Dust Jacket Only

The Big Blue Soldier

by Grace Livingston Hill

Lippincott, 1923

First Edition

Scan Donated from the Collection of Nancy Schuling

$10.00 Dust Jacket Only

The City of Fire

by Grace Livingston Hill

Grosset & Dunlap, 1922

Dust Jacket by
Gayle Hoskins

$10.00 Dust Jacket Only

The City of Fire

by Grace Livingston Hill

Grosset & Dunlap, 1922

Dust Jacket by Skrenda

$10.00 Dust Jacket Only

Cloudy Jewel

by Grace Livingston Hill

Grosset & Dunlap 1920

Earliest Reprint

H. Weston Taylor DJ

$10.00 Dust Jacket Only

Coming Through
the Rye

by Grace Livingston Hill

Grosset & Dunlap, 1920

$10.00 Dust Jacket Only

Dawn of the Morning

by Grace Livingston Hill

Grosset & Dunlap, 1911

Anna Whelan Betts DJ

$10.00 Dust Jacket Only

Dawn of the Morning

by Grace Livingston Hill

Grosset & Dunlap, 1911, 1939

Dust Jacket by Skrenda

$10.00 Dust Jacket Only

The Enchanted Barn

by Grace Livingston Hill

Grosset & Dunlap, 1918

Edmund Frederick DJ

$10.00 Dust Jacket Only

Exit Betty

by Grace Livingston Hill

Grosset & Dunlap, 1920

H. Weston Taylor DJ

$10.00 Dust Jacket Only

The Finding
of Jasper Holt

by Grace Livingston Hill

Grosset & Dunlap 1916

Earliest Reprint

Edwin F. Bayha DJ

$10.00 Dust Jacket Only

Girl From Montana

by Grace Livingston Hill

Grosset & Dunlap, 1922

Very Early Reprint

$10.00 Dust Jacket Only

Lo, Michael

by Grace Livingston Hill

Grosset & Dunlap 1913

Reprint

Skrenda DJ

$10.00 Dust Jacket Only

Man of the Desert

by Grace Livingston Hill

Grosset & Dunlap 1915

Reprint

Victor Perard

$10.00 Dust Jacket Only

Miranda

by Grace Livingston Hill

Grosset & Dunlap 1915

Earliest Reprint

E. L. Henry DJ

$10.00 Dust Jacket Only

Miranda

by Grace Livingston Hill

Grosset & Dunlap 1915

Slightly Later Reprint

Skrenda DJ

$10.00 Dust Jacket Only

Mystery of Mary

by Grace Livingston Hill

Grosset & Dunlap 1912

Earliest Reprint

Anna W. Speakman DJ

$10.00 Dust Jacket Only

Obsession of
Victoria Gracen

by Grace Livingston Hill

Grosset & Dunlap 1915

Earliest Reprint

Edwin Bayha DJ

$10.00 Dust Jacket Only

Phoebe Deane

by Grace Livingston Hill

Grosset & Dunlap 1909

Slightly Later Reprint

Skrenda DJ

$10.00 Dust Jacket Only

Re-Creations

by Grace Livingston Hill

Grosset & Dunlap 1924

Slightly Later Reprint

Skrenda DJ

$10.00 Dust Jacket Only

The Red Signal

by Grace Livingston Hill

Grosset & Dunlap, 1919

Earliest Reprint

Scan Donated from the Collection of Nancy Schuling

$10.00 Dust Jacket Only

The Search

by Grace Livingston Hill

Grosset & Dunlap 1919

Earliest Reprint

Edmund Frederick DJ

$10.00 Dust Jacket Only

The Search

by Grace Livingston Hill

Grosset & Dunlap 1919

Later Reprint

Skrenda DJ

$10.00 Dust Jacket Only

The Story
of a Whim

by Grace Livingston Hill

Grosset & Dunlap, 1924

$10.00 Dust Jacket Only

Tomorrow
About This Time

by Grace Livingston Hill

Grosset & Dunlap 1923

Earliest Reprint DJ

$10.00 Dust Jacket Only

The Witness

by Grace L. H. Lutz

Grosset & Dunlap 1917

Earliest Reprint DJ

$10.00 Dust Jacket Only

Please Note: “ladybluestocking.com” shown on the thumbnail dust jacket pictures does not appear on the outside of the actual dust jacket.

Dust Jacket Bookmarks like those pictured above may be purchased separately by contacting me or visiting my Blujay Store,
Milady's Book Bower . On the left hand side of my store page you will see bookmark links. At present about 50 titles are available. I'm also happy to make you a bookmark for other favorite titles, if you don't see it among the photos. All bookmarks are $1.50 each.

*Grace Livingston Hill Note Cards* <--Click the heading to see an example. I decided to try something new that I thought would be really fun for all of us who appreciate Grace's stories and the early artwork that went with those stories—and would like to share it (and hopefully inspire) others. The front of each card has a dust jacket illustration from one of Grace's books. The rear panel of the card has a picture of Grace with a very short synopsis of the story. When you open the card you are greeted by a unique Bible promise. *These cards and others usually can be found in my Blujay Store* under the category of Bookmarks, Dust Jackets, Note Cards. Be sure to check out all of them when you have the time. You may also request that I create additional note cards based on any of the dust jackets I've already restored. (Those in the right hand column above.) And I'd be more than happy to restore other dust jacket images when time permits, so please don't be afraid to ask if your favorite is not yet among them.
Personal Reflections on Grace Grace Livingston Hill was born on April 16, 1865 in Wellesville, New York—born into a minister's family, the day following President Lincoln's death. She died in 1947, after having written over a hundred books. She is best known as a writer of romantic Christian fiction, though she tried to adapt her writing style to appeal to a secular readership as well. A dear friend, who recently began reading Grace's books, described feeling that reading her was like reading the words of a friend. I think many readers feel just that way. I can remember going back to my local library again and again in my youth—to check out books by Grace Livingston Hill. I think I read pretty much everything the library had at that time and naively thought it comprised the bulk of her work. I had no idea that Grace had written so very many more books (than my library had to offer)—until my more recent interest in vintage dust jackets brought her to my notice again. I began collecting her books on ebay, partly because of the undeniably beautiful dust jacket covers which decorate many of her books, but also for sentimental reasons which I can only describe as familial. Grace was part of my history, one of the very sweet parts, and in the spiritual sense, rather like family. As a young person, her books had definitely seemed like a refreshing oasis in the desert. Her deep faith in Jesus Christ is so beautifully mirrored in the practical outworking of the faith of her main characters—as natually and unobtrusively as breathing—just the way I knew one's faith should be expressed. This was at a time when it was already becoming pretty unpopular in the real world to admit to having such a faith. If one believes something, one cannot simply choose not to believe it because it is unpopular. It would be impossible, even if one wanted to—because that is the nature of belief. But happily I didn't want to disbelieve. And I was grateful that Grace was creating a safe place to be refreshed and encouraged in my faith, but also in my humanity and in the hope of God's good plans for life. And I am really enjoying reading her again in the present. Her books are like “safe” havens. There are hardships aplenty defined there, but the conflicts are resolved in the best possible way and one needn't fear that life will simply be reduced to a vehicle for profanity and sex, as is often our plague today. They are truly “romantic” romances, exploring the uniting of whole personalities before God, rather than simply body parts and hormones. A few Christians have criticized Grace's stories precisely because they are romances, suggesting that Christ would never have read them, and therefore perhaps we shouldn't either. I agree that Jesus probably wouldn't have taken the time to read one of Grace's books while He was alive on earth—because of the nature of His mission and His time-constraints, but I can't help thinking, in the present, He would love her natural way of weaving Him into her stories. I don't think God is anti-romance. There seems (to me) to be plenty of romance in the Bible. I would not advocate a reading diet of only Grace Livingston Hill books, but they are lovely, inspirational Christian tales that are sometimes just what the doctor ordered I think. Vive la Grace Livingston Hill books I say! Enjoy reading her and collecting her and enjoy her beautiful dust jackets! --Kandice at Lady Bluestocking

Grace Livingston Hill Note Cards <--Click the heading to see an example.

I decided to try something new that I thought would be really fun for all of us who appreciate Grace's stories and the early artwork that went with those stories—and would like to share it (and hopefully inspire) others.

The front of each card has a dust jacket illustration from one of Grace's books. The rear panel of the card has a picture of Grace with a very short synopsis of the story. When you open the card you are greeted by a unique Bible promise.

These cards and others usually can be found in my Blujay Store under the category of Bookmarks, Dust Jackets, Note Cards.

Be sure to check out all of them when you have the time. You may also request that I create additional note cards based on any of the dust jackets I've already restored. (Those in the right hand column above.) And I'd be more than happy to restore other dust jacket images when time permits, so please don't be afraid to ask if your favorite is not yet among them.

Personal Reflections on Grace

Grace Livingston Hill was born on April 16, 1865 in Wellesville, New York—born into a minister's family, the day following President Lincoln's death. She died in 1947, after having written over a hundred books. She is best known as a writer of romantic Christian fiction, though she tried to adapt her writing style to appeal to a secular readership as well.

A dear friend, who recently began reading Grace's books, described feeling that reading her was like reading the words of a friend. I think many readers feel just that way.

I can remember going back to my local library again and again in my youth—to check out books by Grace Livingston Hill. I think I read pretty much everything the library had at that time and naively thought it comprised the bulk of her work. I had no idea that Grace had written so very many more books (than my library had to offer)—until my more recent interest in vintage dust jackets brought her to my notice again. I began collecting her books on ebay, partly because of the undeniably beautiful dust jacket covers which decorate many of her books, but also for sentimental reasons which I can only describe as familial. Grace was part of my history, one of the very sweet parts, and in the spiritual sense, rather like family. As a young person, her books had definitely seemed like a refreshing oasis in the desert. Her deep faith in Jesus Christ is so beautifully mirrored in the practical outworking of the faith of her main characters—as natually and unobtrusively as breathing—just the way I knew one's faith should be expressed. This was at a time when it was already becoming pretty unpopular in the real world to admit to having such a faith. If one believes something, one cannot simply choose not to believe it because it is unpopular. It would be impossible, even if one wanted to—because that is the nature of belief. But happily I didn't want to disbelieve. And I was grateful that Grace was creating a safe place to be refreshed and encouraged in my faith, but also in my humanity and in the hope of God's good plans for life.

And I am really enjoying reading her again in the present. Her books are like “safe” havens. There are hardships aplenty defined there, but the conflicts are resolved in the best possible way and one needn't fear that life will simply be reduced to a vehicle for profanity and sex, as is often our plague today. They are truly “romantic” romances, exploring the uniting of whole personalities before God, rather than simply body parts and hormones.

A few Christians have criticized Grace's stories precisely because they are romances, suggesting that Christ would never have read them, and therefore perhaps we shouldn't either. I agree that Jesus probably wouldn't have taken the time to read one of Grace's books while He was alive on earth—because of the nature of His mission and His time-constraints, but I can't help thinking, in the present, He would love her natural way of weaving Him into her stories. I don't think God is anti-romance. There seems (to me) to be plenty of romance in the Bible. I would not advocate a reading diet of only Grace Livingston Hill books, but they are lovely, inspirational Christian tales that are sometimes just what the doctor ordered I think.

Vive la Grace Livingston Hill books I say!

Enjoy reading her and collecting her and enjoy her beautiful dust jackets!

--Kandice at Lady Bluestocking

Shopping for Grace Livingston Hill Books
If you're like me, you haven't found many of Grace's hardbacks in dust jackets at your local fleemarket and the internet will be your greatest shopping resource. I do often search for her books on dedicated “book-only” sites and wouldn't want to do without those, but I also highly recommend the various auction sites as good places to shop for Grace's books Among those are eBay, iOffer, eBid, Bidville, eCrater and blujay.
Visit my store http://ladybluestocking.blujay.com		*I have just opened a store on blujay* *which will probably eventually completely replace my eBay store.* *You can visit me there by clicking the link at left.* Ebay is a great place to shop for Grace's books, but recently they have made changes that are going to make it much harder for sellers to keep their prices low so I felt it was time for a change. Blujay allows me all the flexibility I need without all the headaches. There are no fees, which means I can safely offer my books at the lowest possible price—to the benefit of both myself and the buyer and I can still make my ads as pretty and picture-laden as before. (I do like things to look pretty.) ;-)
		Most auction-site sellers include pictures of the books they're selling. For those who do not enjoy the bidding process auction-site stores are a wonderful alternative. You see the book, you know how much it costs, and you have the chance to buy it instantly. If you aren't ready to buy, you'll find it a great information resource and a pleasurable place to window-shop. *At the top of most pages you will find a search panel. Just type in “Grace Livingston Hill" in the category of books and away you go.* *At left are links to two internet stores which you might like to use as starting points for shopping.* My own, *Milady's Book Bower* *has shifted to Blujay* http://ladybluestocking.blujay.com as explained above. But wherever my stores are you will nearly always find books by Grace, in original dust jackets and restored Facsimile Dust Jackets. I have also begun collecting books by the Christian author, Florence Barclay, a wonderful British Christian writer; Florence Kingsley, a lesser known American Christian author; and Reverend E.P. Roe, another favorite of mine as a young adult. All will eventually have their own pages (When I find the time! ;-) *Millie's Books Old and New* Millie has made selling Grace Livingston Hill books one of her specialities. She has a huge selection of Grace's books (perhaps the largest on the internet) and books by Emily Loring as well. She also makes facsimile copies of the dust jackets in her collection for both authors I think.
Visit My Blujay Store: Milady's Book Bower

Links to other web sites with more on Grace Livingston Hill
		Here you will find complete bibliographies of Grace's works, see pictures of some of the rarest ones, learn a little about her family, and see terrific photos following Grace from infancy up through adulthood. You can also read the first few chapters of Grace's story A LITTLE SERVANT, published in 1890. This site is rich with sweet anecotes about Grace. You might also want to visit the companion pages dedicated to Grace's aunt, Isabella Alden (also known as “Pansy”) at http://isabellamacdonaldalden.com http://www.gracelivingstonhill.com

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