Moodie, Susanna - Roughing It in the Bush, or, Life in Canada / 2 Volumes

London, Richard Bentley, 1852. First edition. Hardcover. pp. xiii, 293, ads; 294, ads. 8vo. Newer green cloth bindings with off-white spine labels showing hand-lettering (a bit chipped at edges). Spines slanted, minor edgewear, bumped at bottom corners. A couple of signatures of Vol. I standing proud (sewing a trifle loose), front endpaper of Vol. 2 showing some soiling, contents show dogearing and the occasional spot, but generally unmarked, and bindings perfectly serviceable. Sabin 50306. "The glowing narrative of personal incident and suffering which she gives in the present work, will no doubt attract general attention. It would be difficult to point out delineations of fortitude under privation, more interesting or more pathetic than those contained in her second volume." -from the preliminary "Advertisement.

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