The Mentor : American Pioneer Prose Writers May 1, 1916 (Serial No. 106)

New York: The Mentor Association. Very Good. 1916. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Booklet. B&W Illustrations; This booklet is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. Included are 6 illustrations of American authors. The booklet covers have some edge wear, rubbing and several small edge tears to the covers, especially the bottom edges. The covers of the booklet have generalized light toning. There is a two+ inch tear to the bottom spine end. The text pages are clean and bright. The authors include Jonathan Edwards, Benjamin Franklin, Charles Brockden Brown, Washington Irving, James Kirke Paulding and James Fenimore Cooper. "The purpose of The Mentor Association is to give people, in an interesting and attractive way, the information in various fields of knowledge that they all want and ought to have. The information is imparted by interesting reading matter, prepared under the direction of leading authors, and by beautiful pictures, produced by the most highly perfected modern processes. The object of The Mentor Association is to enable people to acquire useful knowledge without effort, so that they may come easily and agreeably to know the world s great men and women, the great achievements, and the permanently interesting things in art, literature, science, history, nature and travel." .