first edition
1897 · Boston
by [WHITING, Lilian]
Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1897. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 180 plus adv. Frontis portrait of Rachel Field. Bound in blue cloth stamped in black and gilt. Previous owner's name on end paper. A near fine copy housed in a custom slipcase. Lilian Whiting (1859-1942) was an American journalist and author. She was born at Niagara Falls, New York, She was literary editor of the Boston Traveler from 1880 to 1890, editor of the Boston Budget in 1890-93, and afterward spent much of her time in Europe. She died in 1942. (Inventory #: 48362)