MATER SILVA. Decorations by the author
Edition: First printing
Toronto: McCelland and Stewart, 1929. Green cloth spine gilt lettered and green illustrated boards, green on white decorated endpapers, pp 72. Attractive illustrations to title page and as head and tail pieces in the text. Slight damp spoting with slight loss of colour to upper inch of cloth on the sides, small ding to top edge of front boards, else a fine, jacketless copy. Dorothy Choate Herriman (1901-1978) poet and artist, was born in Lindsay, Ontario. She was the daughter of Dr. William Choate Herriman and Nellie Williams. She was educated at the Model School in Toronto and at the Ontario College of Art. Herriman served as the secretary to the Canadian Authors' Association. Her only book, a collection of poetry. Note: lighter parcel, any default shipping price may be reduced.; Octavo