First edition of this early automobile-inspired novel, in which a young woman wins a car in a newspaper's puzzle competition.
Very good plus.
Price: $250.00
"Aunt Alice was not fond of motor-cars. She was too much afraid of 'traveling over a gasolene tank,' she said."
Dorothy's award of a car leads to many adventures, from learning to drive, to literary tourism (visiting the homes of Longfellow, Alcott, and more), to visiting a flying circus to watch aviators in their "motors in the air." Well illustrated with both photographs and artist drawings: one of the contributions is from Arthur Rackham (appropriately, for the "Fairy Story" chapter).
First printing. New York: The Century Co, 1911. 7.5'' x 5''. Original red three-toned pictorial cloth stamped in white, grey, and yellow. Illustrated with black and white plates by C.M. Relyea, R.B. Birch, Arthur Rackham, and others; and a few photographic plates. 386 pages. Contemporary ink gift inscription dated 1911 to front fly leaf, over which a number in dark pastel. Moderate rubbing to boards, with white letter on spine slightly effaced. Rear hinge expertly repaired. Interior clean.
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