DESCRIPTION: Antique 1893 "White Birches" signed novel book, by Annie Eliot Trumbull (American,1857–1949). Published by Harper & Brother Publishers. New York. With hand signed author's autograph dated 1896. 356 pages. Includes a handwritten dedication letter.

Annie Eliot Trumbull was an American author of novels, short stories, and plays, associated with Hartford, Connecticut's "Golden Age". Trumbull was associated with authors of Hartford's literary "Golden Age", including Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner. As a friend and mentee of Twain, she wrote about her time with him and later helped to preserve his mansion. The Edison Film Company created A Christmas Accident, a silent short film based on Trumbull's story, in 1912.


CIRCA: 1893
ORIGIN: USA
DIMENSIONS: H: 7 1/2" W: 5 1/4"

CONDITION: Overall good condition with signs of use and age. The title page is detached. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email or SMS. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.