George Washington Jones: A Christmas Gift That Went A-Begging (1903) by Ruth McEnry Stuart / Vintage Cloth [FICTION]

George Washington Jones: A Christmas Gift That Went A-Begging (1903) Hardcover. Vintage red cloth-covered decorated boards, titled in white on the cover and spine. 147pp. Illustrated with 5 black and white plates including frontispiece by Edward Pottblast.  Light rubbing to the corners and spine ends. Mild soil to boards. Former owner's contemporary inscription on front free end paper. Very Good+.

A novel in which the characters speak in African-American dialect. The young black hero in New Orleans is homeless at Christmas but optimistic.