Margaret Deland — Old Chester Tales

New York, Harper and Brothers Publishers , 1899. Cloth. A pleasing first edition of Margaret Deland's short-story collection set in an old New England town. The first edition, later issue with "Upper Chester" instead of "Upper Chelsea" to page 5.In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Illustrated with a frontispiece and fifteen illustrative plates by Howard Pyle. Collated, complete.These stories vividly depict characters in an old New England town. Written by Margaret Deland, an American novelist, short story writer and poet, who is generally considered part of the literary realism movement. Bearing the bookplate of Nicolas McDowall to the front pastedown. Nicolas McDowall established the Old Stile private press with his wife Frances. Working collaboratively with printmakers and artists, the Old Stile press created beautiful, hand-printed works within idyllic surroundings. In the original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with light rubbing to the extremities and darkening to the spine. Bookplate of one Nicolas McDowall to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with a small contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Howard Pyle. Very Good Indeed .