Antique hardcover anthology "Southern Literary Readings," edited with introduction, notes, and biographical sketches by Leonidas Warren Payne, Jr. (Adjunct Professor of English, University of Texas), published by Rand McNally & Company, Chicago/New York/London, copyright 1913. A period schoolbook anthology collecting Southern poetry and prose — including Poe, Sidney Lanier, O. Henry, Henry Timrod, Paul Hamilton Hayne, and others — with study questions for grammar-through-high-school readers.

Carries a charming, folksy period ownership inscription on the front endpaper: "Mrs. Fannie Slaton of Pearisburg, Va., this here book belongs to, Gv. by Mary Elizabeth Jefferson," plus an additional handwritten marginal note. Ties the volume to Pearisburg, Giles County, Virginia — the same small town referenced in another item from this collection (a 1948 book stamped from the Giles County Circulating Library), making it an interesting regional-history pairing.

Sold as-is given the cover staining/scorch mark shown in photos.

Item specifics: Binding: Hardcover · Editor: Leonidas Warren Payne, Jr. · Publisher: Rand McNally & Company · Copyright: 1913 · Language: English · Original/Facsimile: Original · Country: United States · Subject: Southern American Literature Anthology/Schoolbook

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