Description
A handsome early Harper reissue of Mary E. Wilkins’s celebrated New England local-color collection, issued under her maiden name two years before she became Mary E. Wilkins Freeman. The title story is among the most anthologized works of 19th-century American realism and a touchstone in women’s literature.
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Publisher: Harper & Brothers, New York & London, title page dated 1900; copyright line shows 1891 (first publication year retained)
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Author credit reads Mary E. Wilkins (pre-1902), desirable as an early issue under her maiden name
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Decorative red cloth with black rule panels and central gilt device; period ownership inscription on front endpaper (not author signed)
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Condition: spine sun-faded to tan with a few small rubs/spots; light shelfwear to tips; boards square; text gently toned as typical; binding sound and pages present
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Significance: landmark American local-color/realist short-story collection; appealing trade binding from the turn of the century; great shelf presence for collectors of women’s literature and New England writing
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