Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1929. Reprint. 196pp. Orange cloth; dust jacket. Two dings to cloth along front spine hinge; wear at tips. Jacket with numerous small chips and insect holes, fading to spine. About very good in like jacket.
Early reprint of this 1913 young adult novel by American rabbi and writer Abram S. Isaacs (1851-1920); a fictionalized account of the early life of English novelist and Jewish writer Grace Aguilar. This copy with a 1939 inscription to front pastedown presenting this book as an award for "an excellent record of work and conduct" at a Jewish religious school. An uncommon survival in jacket, whose charming deco design shines through despite its flaws.
