The Daisy Chain

  • Boards
  • London and New York: Ernest Nister and E.P. Dutton & Co, 1891
By BINGHAM, Clifton
London and New York: Ernest Nister and E.P. Dutton & Co, 1891. Boards. Very good. London: Ernest Nister, 24 St. Bride St., E.C. and New York: E.P.Dutton & Co., 31 West Twenty Third Street, No date [c. 1891]. Lithographed and printed by E. Nister at Nuremberg.

16mo (6 ¼" x 4 7/8"); [12]pp; glazed chromolithographed boards featuring a girl fastening a daisy chain around her neck, green cloth shelf-back; 4 full page chromolithographed illustrations, small b&w line drawings in text; light scuffing of boards, age-toned paper; very good. OCLC locates 5 copies, 2 in the U.S. The story of a young girl who made a daisy chain that wilted. She learns of a daisy chain that does not wilt, which is made up of kindness, patience, thought for others, gentleness, truth, and obedience, and decides that "they are so pretty to wear.".

Details

Title

The Daisy Chain

Author

BINGHAM, Clifton

Binding

Boards

Condition

Very Good

Publisher

Ernest Nister and E.P. Dutton & Co: London and New York

Date

1891


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