1900 A Queen Among Girls

Description

First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Uncommon

A very scarce first edition of this work. 

In the publisher's original cloth binding. 

Illustrated with six monochrome plates by Harold Copping. Collated, complete. 

This book follows a determined girl named Augusta Pembroke, who is the favourite of her teachers and fellow-pupils, and dreams of a distinguished professional career. 

She must alter the course of her life suddenly when her timid younger brother falls victim to his guardian-uncle's harshness, to which she comes to his defence. 

From Ellinor Davenport Adams, a British journalist and writer who wrote mainly girls' fiction told from the child's perspective.

With a thirty-two page catalogue of publisher's advertisements.