SMITH, ELIZABETH OAKES

Bertha and Lily; or The Parsonage of Beech Glen. A Romance

New York, J.C. Derby. 1854, First Edition. Original Cloth. First edition. Finely ribbed light brown cloth with ornamentation in blind. 336 pages. With two illustrations, one as a frontispiece. A novel exploring women's rights themes. Elizabeth Oakes Smith was a noted 19th century novelist and poet, who advocated for women's rights and lectured widely on the subject. FAIR condition. Uneven fading and some offsetting to the covers. Some staining present, mostly to the rear cover. Minor to moderate soiling. Extremities bumped, scuffed and worn, with the cloth frayed, splitting and torn in several locations. Cloth splitting along the hinges with the head and tail frayed and suffering from some loss. Binding weak but intact. Endpapers rather soiled, with scattered soiling and staining throughout the book. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 005102

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: American Literature