Chase, Mary Ellen, — The Plum Tree.

NY, Macmillan, 1949. 3rd ptg. VG in G DJ. A day in May & a quite ordinary middle-aged woman's adventures with 3 old ladies suffering from extremely odd delusions. born in Blue Hill, Maine, Chase was Prof of English Literature at Smith College as well as being a distinguished author. At 16 she scribbled poetry & short stories, at 19 she wrote children's stories, & on her 20th birthday received $25 for an article entitled, "Why I Would Not Marry My Husband Again." Brick red binding, silver lettering on spine. Owner name & old bookstore label ft endpaper, DJ edges show wear & tanning.