Prize Series
Published by Benton Smith
1. Victory | by Anonymous |
2. Alice and Her Friends | by Mrs. Sarah Maria Clinton |
3. Soldier's Daughter | by Anonymous |
4. Mignonette; Found Among the Flowers and Weeds of Hillsdale | by H. A. Bingham |
Benton Smith published the first edition of Mignonette in 1868. The
other three titles were first published by R. A. Ballou in 1866. The
author of Victory received a $300 prize for the manuscript.
Benton Smith published editions have been noted in 1868 and 1869. Most
likely an 1870 printing was done.
Cloth. Blindstamped. Gilt lettering and design on the spine. 16 mo.