In Old Alabama; Being The Chronicles Of Miss Mouse, The Little Black Merchant. New York: Doubleday Page and Co, 1903.
First Edition. Illustrated from Photographs by Carol McPherson, including dustjacket depiction of an elderly African-American woman holding a basket and some shoes in her hands. Collection of short stories, relating to African American life. "Miss Hobson's book is perhaps the most accurate delineation of Negro character since 'Uncle Remus'. 'Miss Mouse," the 'little black merchant," is the narrator of some exceedingly good stories, all centering about herself, the whole forming a remarkable and most humorous picture of life in a small Southern town." Illustrated with several photographs of African American men and women in a variety of scenes including one of a woman in a wedding dress. A very unusual title, especially so with the illustrative photographs. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket with light chipping to front edges and top spine end, shallow chipping to lower spine end and rear edges, quarter size chip to lower front edge, spine darkened and nickel sized mild abrasion at mid-spine.
Price: $600.00