Maude M Butler Waiting and Serving
Maude Mary Butler Waiting and Serving or The Major's Little Sentinel 
A rarer first edition with a blue decorative cover and spine with burnt orange floral pattern and gilt lettering. Worn and scuffs at the edgesof spine and covers. Binding tight. 
Overall very good condition with all pages which are clean and bright 
First Edition
Published in 1897 by Thomas Nelson & Son, London, Edinburgh & New York
Colour Edwardian Prize certificate on inside cover reading awarded to "Grace Coningham for regular and puncutal attendance 1903"
Frontispiece: 'For Mother's Picture' a black and white illustration 
Tissue Paper covering title page with illustration 'A Trying Task
Pages: 139 with three pages of book advertising at the end
13 Chapters as follows
Contents
1. As Little Introductory as Possible
2. A Visit to The Dell
3. Two Unknown Guests
4. Brave Prince Charlie
5 Ralph's Presents
6. Unveiling the cages
7. Gracie's Proposition
8. Finding the Log
9 The Visit of the Grand Old Man
10The Christening of Miss Echo Violet
11 In Which Every One is Very Busy
12. The Charade
13. Something Altogether Unexpected
Endpiece green printed paper is stained as per image.