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Saunders 'Maxfield Parish', the Knave of Hearts, First Ed. Presentation Copy

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AUTHOR: SAUNDERS, Louise (Maxfield Parish). TITLE: The Knave of Hearts. PUBLISHER: NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION PRESENTATION COPY. 1 vol., folio, illustrated bu Maxfield Parish, inscribed on the half-title "For Peggy Frothingham, With love and best wishes for a happy Christmas. Louise Saunders. 1936." Publisher's original black cloth, pictorial front cover, pictorial pastedowns and endpapers. CONDITION: Inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spine slightly rubbed with some minor loss, damp stain to spine affecting lower edge of textblock. While not a brilliant copy inscribed copies seldom appear on the market. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Louise Saunders had 5 daughters. The recipient was Margaret F. ("Peggy") Frothingham Buck. The sister-in-law of Saunders daughter Bertha Saunders Perkins Frothingham.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 9 in (22.86 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    1925
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Hillsborough, NJ
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU6214230442722

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