Seven Little Sisters Who Live on the Round Ball That Floats in the Air. Illustrated by Marguerite Davis
signed
1924 · Boston
by ANDREWS, JANE, MARGUERITE DAVIS
Boston: Ginn and Company, 1924. Later edition. Signed by the illustrator Marguerite Davis, from her library: “Illustrated by Marguerite Davis about 1923 or 1924, one of my earliest commissions”. Laid in is a handwritten note by her: “I probably got inspiration for this from my English vagabondings - thatched home & cart”. Illustrated throughout with drawings by Marguerite Davis. Near fine bright copy with just a hint of handling and edge wear without dust jacket. Marguerite Davis (1890 - 1978) also wrote children’s stories and editorial pieces for popular national publications like Collier’s, St. Nicholas, and the Women’s Home Companion. She was one of the earliest members and leaders of the Camp Fire Girls and served on various cultural and historical groups, including the Daughters of Civil War Veterans. (Inventory #: 22166E)