Dodge, Mary Mapes:

$450 · Offered by William Reese Company · No longer available

DONALD AND DOROTHY. First New York edition (preceded by the first edition published by Roberts Bros. of Boston in 1883), this copy bearing a presentation inscription on the flyleaf from Dodge to fellow writer Eugene Field. The inscription reads: "To Eugene Field. With the Sincere Compliments of his admirer -- Mary Mapes Dodge November 29 -- 1893," followed by a quotation: "...a book / 'Whereon, when other men shall look, / They'll wail to know you got it cheap.'" Field's bookplate is featured on the front pastedown. Mary Mapes Dodge (1831–1905) was an American children's author and editor, best known for her novel Hans Brinker; or, The Silver Skates (1865), which the ANB describes as "one of the most successful children's books ever published." Alongside Harriet Beecher Stowe, Dodge was associate editor of the short-lived magazine Hearth and Home. She went on to edit the children's magazine St. Nicholas for over thirty years, "leaving an indelible imprint on American juvenile publishing" (ANB).

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