[CHILDREN’S BOOKS]. PENNELL, MARY E., ALICE CUSACK, MARGUERITE DAVIS. Friends: A Primer by Mary E. Pennell and Alice M. Cusack. Illustrated by Marguerite Davis. Boston: Ginn and Company, 1929. First Edition. Signed by the illustrator Marguerite Davis, from her library: “Property of Marguerite Davis”. Pictorial endpapers. From ‘The Children’s Own Readers’ series. Illustrated throughout in color by Marguerite Davis. Near fine bright copy with just a hint of edge wear without dust jacket. Marguerite Davis (1890 - 1978) also wrote children’s stories and editorial pieces for popular national publications like Collier’s, St. Nicholas, and the Women’s Home Companion. She was one of the earliest members and leaders of the Camp Fire Girls and served on various cultural and historical groups, including the Daughters of Civil War Veterans.