Emma Marshall — Only a Bunch of Cherries

London, S. W. Partridge and Co. c1900. Cloth. A very scarce copy of one of Emma Marshall's popular children's stories, with illustrations throughout. A very scarce work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Prize bookplate to the front free end paper, dated 1909. A charming, and now very scarce, short children's story by the prolific author Emma Marshall (1830–1899). While she wrote to entertain children, she often used a moralistic and religious tone, so that her books could also be used for instruction. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with a little fading to the boards and shelf wear to the head and tail of the spine. Small marks to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age toned but generally clean. Three small closed tears to the front free end paper. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .