The Garland of Rachel by Divers Kindly Hands

Thomas Bird Mosher (1852-1923) was an American commercial publisher known for issuing attractive and well-produced books that were also affordable. He had a special fondness for Daniel Press books, reprinting several of the texts (without permission) from 1894 to 1922.

Madan describes the Mosher Garland as a “kind of type facsimile” of the original, reproducing not only the text, but also the headpieces and printer’s mark. Mosher also added an additional poem, a publisher’s preface, and a checklist of Daniel Press publications based on the private collection of Henry W. Poor. The limp white vellum binding with green silk threads alludes to the more elaborate original by Morley & Sons.