1919 - 1ST EDITION - THE MOST INCREDIBLE BOOK WRITTEN BY A 9 IN SOUTH AFRICA

THE YOUNG VISITERS OR, MR. SALTEENAS PLAN - WITH PREFACE BY J.M. BARRIE AND PUBLISHED BY CHATTO & WINDUS IN 1919.  AN AMAZING STORY - DAISY ASHFORD WROTE THIS BOOK IN 1890 AT THE AGE OF NINE AND DISCOVERED IT IN A DRAWER IN 1917, LENT IT TO A SICK FRIEND AND IT SUBSEQUENTLY CHANGED HANDS UNTIL IT LANDED WITH THE PUBLISHER, CHATTO & WINDUS WHO PUBLISHED IT ALMOST EXACTLY AS IT WAS WRITTEN - UNCONVENTIONAL GRAMMAR AND SPELLING MISTAKES INCLUDED.  THE BOOK WAS SO POPULAR THAT IT WAS REPRINTED 18 TIMES IN THE FIRST YEAR (THIS ONE IS THE ELEVENTH IMPRESSION)  A TREASURE TO ADD TO A COLLECTION OF BOOKS!  COVER DOES HAVE WEAR AND THERE IS FOXING AND TANNING BUT OVERALL STILL IN NEAT CONDITION -17.5CM X 13CM WITH 86 PAGES.    REFER IMAGES