Mary Johnston, To Have and To Hold, 1stEd. 1900 illustr

"To Have and To Hold" by Mary Johnston, illustrations by Howard Pyle, E.B. Thompson, A.W. Betts, and Emlen McConnell, published by Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Boston and New York, First Edition with '1900' on the title page and copyright. [Morse & Brinckle pp 191-192].

Hard boards, original light green pictorial cloth stamped in dark green and red, gilt-lettering on spine and front board [a little wear and soiling, darkened spine: see photo]; 5" x 8"; 403 pages, 8 monochrome plates on glossy paper including frontispiece [all plates are present], very good condition.

First edition of the best-selling American novel of 1900, a historical romance set in Jamestown written by a Virginian women's rights activist. Johnston published five best-selling books in the first decade of the 20th century, making her one of the most popular authors of the millennium according to records tracked by Publisher's Weekly.

First serialized in the ATLANTIC MONTHLY in 1899, "To Have and To Hold" was twice adapted into a silent film.

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