Philadelphia: John C. Winston, (1916). With Illustrations by William F. Zwirner. Large 8vo. 9-3/8" x 7". Green cloth covered boards. Color pictorial cover plate. Lovely color frontispiece of "The Garden which Mary Frances and Billy Planted" plus one color fold-out plate of the playhouse and four plates to be cut out and used to change the look of the playhouse with the flowers of the seasons. All plates in fine condition but number two is detached and laid in. Nothing has been cut. Floral pictorial endpapers. 378 pp. Facsimile inscription on front flyleaf: "For All boys and girls who love to help things grow, Jane Eayre Fryer." Previous owner's gift inscription on front flyleaf and a name written at top of free front endpaper. Rubbing to extremities. (See photo) Front hinge starting. Interior fine. Overall a very good copy.

Introduced are The Plant Families: Cherry, Rose, Blackberry, Strawberry, Peach, Apple, Potato, Egg Plant and Tomato and The Garden People: Good Mrs. Bee, Feather Flop, Little Lady Bird, Beauty Butterfly, Mr. Hop Toad, Mr. Cut Worm and The Wicked Rose Bugs. Following are 17 chapters of Gardening Instructions, charmingly presented through the voices of Mary Frances and her brother Billy along with the cast of animal friends as they plan and create a garden to surround Mary Frances' playhouse. Each and every page is beautifully decorated with borders and spot illustrations in green and orange. Item #1241