Good As Gold: A Comedy in Four Acts by K. McDowell Rice
Worthington, Mass. K. McDowell Rice, 1905. Paperback. Second edition. 43, [21] p.; 20 cm. Plain wrapper printed in black. Advertisements for other plays by the author on final 20 unpaginated pages. Katharine McDowell Rice (1859-1945) was an author of children's books and many humorous plays. She studied dramatic literature and theater at Radcliffe College as a special student, graduating in 1912. During the First World War, she helped to found the Boston branch of the Women's Peace Party. On Oct. 4, 1918, she was one of 5 signers of a short piece supporting the formation of the League of Nations, published in The Journal of Education (88:20). Scarce. In Good+ Condition: separating along spine; wrapper is lightly soiled; fore-edge of front wrapper chipped; former owner's name faint at upper edge of front wrapper with several pencilled notations inside; otherwise, clean and solid. Good +. Item #009471
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