GIRL OF THE FOREST.
Southampton: 1856.
32mo. Hard Cover. First Edition. A collection of poetry, privately printed for the author, a Martha Ruffel of Lyndhurst, Hampshire. Martha appears to be an inconsequential English lady, who serves as a voice for the commons on their fears surrounding the Crimean War as well as reminiscences of everyday village life. 48 pp. Textblock has been reglued by a conservator; scattered staining to the text. Red silk moire covered flexible boards, with an illustration of a girl stamped in gilt on the front cover. Uncommon, we locate no copies on OCLC.
Good binding.
Item #285119
Price: $75.00
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