The Daisy Chain
London and New York: Ernest Nister and E.P. Dutton & Co., No date [c. 1891]. Boards. London: Ernest Nister, 24 St. Bride St., E.C. and New York: E.P.Dutton & Co., 31 West Twenty Third Street, No date [c. 1891]. Lithographed and printed by E. Nister at Nuremberg.
16mo (6 ¼” x 4 7/8”); [12]pp; glazed chromolithographed boards featuring a girl fastening a daisy chain around her neck, green cloth shelf-back; 4 full page chromolithographed illustrations, small b&w line drawings in text; light scuffing of boards, age-toned paper; very good. OCLC locates 5 copies, 2 in the U.S. Very good. Item #1738
The story of a young girl who made a daisy chain that wilted. She learns of a daisy chain that does not wilt, which is made up of kindness, patience, thought for others, gentleness, truth, and obedience, and decides that “they are so pretty to wear.”.
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