A Wreath from the Woods of Carolina
New York: General Protestant Episcopal Sunday School Union, 1859. Hardcover. Frontispiece, illustrated title page. 154p. Publishers original cloth decorated in blind with a gilt foredge. Complete with eleven colored plates of flowers. The author, Mary Ann Bryan Mason (1802-1881) was born in New Bern, North Carolina. According to the Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, "she is best remembered for A Wreath from the Woods of Carolina (1859), the first book written exclusively for children by a North Carolinian. It is a group of religious moral stories, each illustrated by Mrs. Mason with a colored engraving of a native wildflower". Foxing to the frontispiece and illustrated title page. Light foxing to a few plates, but generally clean throughout. Headband worn and small chip in the fabric at the foot. Light soiling to the boards. Otherwise a tightly bound copy in good condition. Very Good. Item #008148
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
Price: $1,200.00