Golden Tales of New England by Becker, May Lamberton (Selected and with an Introduction by) - 1932

Binghamton NY, printer.: Dodd, Mead & Company / Vail-Ballou Press., 1932. First edition. Possible 1st, no print line.. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Signed by previous owner. Contents notations in pencil / ink. Discard: Northside High School Library, Corning N.Y. Rebound in heavy brown cloth over boards, gold spine titles; Mutual Library Bindary, Syracuse N.Y., Sep.... Lenski, Lois (Decorations by).. 1 378 p. Hardcover with wonderful Lois Lenski artwork at many chapter openings. Foreword: "The preface to this collection will be found scattered through its pages, in the introductory notes to the stories". Editor Becker adds that in the early days, many New Englanders left homes to transplant themselves westward, bringing stories, traditions, and goods. "Old New England lives in the veins of American history and national character". Becker's format introduces 17 authors with names, years lived, story titles, and publishing credits. Represented: Slosson, Jewett, Robinson, Cooke, Macy, Hawthorne, Lowell "Offering", Thoreau, Alcott, Holmes, Stowe, Hale, Shute, Wilkins, Canfield, Perry, Connolly.