A.M.H.' Annie Maria Armitt (1850-1933), one of three gifted and well-educated sisters, was a novelist, poet, short story writer, and essayist. ', initialled 'A.M.H' on both pastedowns the half-title additionally inscribed 'I think Jemima Puddle/Was a very foolish duck /She made a wretched muddle,/And scarce deserved her luck. Stanford Harris, Rydal Cottage, August 1912' and with six stanzas of verse by Annie Harris née Armitt on the front free endpaper and rear endpapers, beginning 'In memory of Rydal/Where Mary lived awhile. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: 'Mary Mackenzie from Mrs. 16mo inscribed on half-title and front and rear endpapers by Annie Maria Harris née Armitt colour illustrations throughout, one leaf with vertical crease to right-hand side publisher's green boards with inset rectangular panel to upper cover, pictorial endpapers, front free endpaper rubbed with slight surface loss to fore-margin, spine faded.
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