POLLY'S BUSINESS VENTURE by Lillian Elizabeth Roy Illustrated by H.S. Barbour New York: Grosset Dunlap Publishers, (1922). First edition, LATER issue, circa 1924. Contains publisher's first printing issue point to the title page listing only four previous Polly titles, however the rear panel of the dust jacket lists ten Polly titles including this one. Enhanced with four illustrations on striking black-and-white plates by H.S. Barbour. In this girl's adventure installment, Polly and Eleanor come back to America to find their gold mine collapsed, so they try selling antiques and curios. The pair travel the country looking for for items to buy and sell at antique sales. Polly has difficulties managing the business end of things and takes a business course. Near fine in blue linen with embossed creamy-gold decoration and titles bordered in deep-blue to the front cover and deep-blue titles embossed to the spine; in a slightly rubbed dust jacket with short edge-tears a tiny chip to the lower front corner tip, and a small soil-scuff to the spine panel. A lovely and well-preserved vintage book! FREE SHIPPING TO THE USA PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT VINTAGE BOOKS THANKS! Created by Seller's Assistant Basic.