The Young Visiters or, Mr. Salteenas Plan, Daisy Ashford — 1st Edition

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The Young Visiters or, Mr. Salteenas Plan, Daisy Ashford — 1st Edition

Name: The Young Visiters or, Mr. Salteenas Plan, Daisy Ashford — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 4632
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Publication: London, Chatto & Windus, 1919

Formatting: Small 8vo, pp. [viii], 86, [2].

Condition Report: Good. The publisher's original quarter black cloth and marbled paper boards remain intact and square, though displaying moderate shelf-wear, rubbing to the board extremities, and light fraying to the corners. The printed paper spine label is present but age-toned with slight chipping at the edges. Internally, the binding remains reasonably firm; however, the book is afflicted by heavy, pronounced foxing and browning to the preliminary leaves, most notably on the half-title page, which occasionally extends into the margins of the text block. The frontispiece and title page are somewhat brighter, though a general age-toning is present throughout. A complete, perfectly serviceable copy of a fragile post-WWI production.

Catalogue Note: First edition, early impression. Written by a nine-year-old Daisy Ashford in 1890, this highly successful novella was "discovered" almost three decades later and published with a preface by Peter Pan creator J.M. Barrie. Its idiosyncratic spelling and precocious observations of Victorian high society made it an immediate publishing sensation, running through eighteen printings in its first year alone.

This copy is presented in the publisher's original binding, complete with the paper spine label and the photographic portrait frontispiece of the young author.

Written by a nine-year-old Daisy Ashford in the late nineteenth century but remaining unpublished until 1919, The Young Visiters is a comedic masterpiece of unintentional hilarity and innocent subversion. The story follows the socially ambitious, middle-aged Mr. Alfred Salteena—who is "not quite the right side of the blanket"—as he attempts to navigate the perplexing etiquette of Victorian high society alongside his young companion, Ethel Montacue. Full of precocious observations, phonetic spelling, and charming naivety, this delightfully eccentric novella offers a uniquely child’s-eye view of upper-class manners, match-making, and romance.

Book Condition: Good

Book Authors: Daisy Ashford; J. M. Barrie

Book Publisher: Chatto & Windus

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Humour Fiction

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 86

Book Publication Year: 1919

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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