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[Seattle]: 1909. 98pp. 16mo. Original printed wrappers, string-tied at gutter. Minor wear and soiling to wraps. Some leaves uncut; light toning at edges of text block. Signed by author on title page. Very good. Item #3716
First publication by Gertrude Ethel Mallette, comprising a group of children's poems and stories involving princesses, knights, fairies, and other whimsical characters, published while she was a student at the University of Washington. According to her hometown paper, the Spokane Spokesman, Mallette was the first woman to edit a college publication on campus, a monthly periodical called the Washingtonian. She went on to publish a series of adventures, romances, and mysteries for teen girls and young women. OCLC locates only two copies of the present work, at University of Washington and the Library of Congress.
Price: $500.00