WAITING FOR A CROWN OR, THE EARLY YEARS OF KING DAVID

NY: Thomas Nelson, 1874. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Uncommon juvenile retelling of the King David story from the Bible. Author unidentified in this title but deduced from title page declaration "By the author of 'Hetty's Resolve;' ' Great Things Done by Little People;' etc., etc." 8vo, dark blue cloth decorated with pictorial vignette in balck and gold, illustrated with 26 b&w plates, printed in England. Gift inscription dated 1874 in contemporary florid hand. Covers uniformly darkened a bit, moderate wear at corners and hinges, still solidly bound, foxed at prelims and rears. WorldCat lists only 6 collections with this edition with the American title.