The Young Visiters Mr. Salteena's Plan

Daisy Ashford; J. M. Barrie [preface]

Published by Chatto & Windus, London, 1920

About this Item

The nineteenth impression of this curious novel from a nine year old author, with an introductory preface from J. M. Barrie. This is an unusual novel from English writer Daisy Ashford, who wrote the work in 1890 at nine years old. In 1917 and aged 36, Ashford rediscovered her manuscript, prompting its publications. An exceedingly popular work, it was reprinted eighteen times in its first year alone. This is the nineteenth impression of the work, published the year months after the first, and features a frontispiece photographic portrait of the author as a child, and facsimile plate of the original manuscript in the author's hand.The work was published almost exactly as it was written, retaining the author's grammar and spelling errors. With a preface from J. M. Barrie, rumours soon started that the book was in fact an elaborate literary hoax and had been written by J. M. Barrie himself. These rumours persisted for years, but were never proven. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding, with marbled paper covered boards. Bumping to spine head and tail and extremities. Loss to perimeter of paper spine label. Rear hinge starting, with board holding firm. Clipping pasted to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally clean and bright, with the odd spot. Good.

Seller Inventory # 795F55

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Young Visiters Mr. Salteena's Plan
• Publisher: Chatto & Windus, London
• Publication Date: 1920
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: None
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature