Houghton
Mifflin Company, Boston & New York. First Edition 1908. Color
illustrations throughout by John Cecil Clay. Very Good+ Condition, no
Jacket. "Marjorie
Daw"
is a short story by Thomas
Bailey Aldrich.
One of Aldrich's first short stories, and his most famous, it was
first published in the Atlantic
Monthly in
1873 and remains in print to this day. “The present edition is the
first separate republication in book form (see Publishers Note in
photos). Includes tipped-in antique calling card with books gift inscription signed by Mame.
The story is written as a series of letters between two friends. When Jack breaks his leg, and can't get about in fine summer weather, Ed starts writing about a beautiful and kind young woman named Marjorie Daw. Jack becomes madly smitten, and determined to intervene. At last, Ed confesses what had been meant as a diversion: "For oh, dear Jack [. . . ] -- there isn't any Marjorie Daw!" - One corner worn. Tight, Clean, & Unmarked. Size: 6¼” x 9¼” tall. Unpaginated, about 150 pages.
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