BRIGHT DAYS IN THE OLD PLANTATION TIME

RARE 1882 1st ed BRIGHT DAYS IN THE OLD PLANTATION TIME by MARY ROSS BANKS illustrated by James H Moser published by Lee & Shepard, Boston/ Charles Dillingham, NY Original brown cloth with with first issue gilt title stamping to cover and spine. Illustration of a gentleman on cover Southern tale of life on a Georgia plantation A memoir of the author's childhood on a pre- Civil War plantation in Georgia, gathered from stories she told to her grandchildren. Written in dialect. very good for age externally, some edge wear, rubbing, marks etc, inside inner webbing showing front and back covers, minor marks and spots, clean and tight, bookplate inside front cover "author's family member?" BB1.