BRAGG, MELVYN.
The Maid of Buttermere. (signed).
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1987. 0340401737. 1st edition. Historical fiction. The story behind one of the 19th century's greatest scandals. Set in the Lake District in the early 19th century, the riveting story of an imposter, bigamist and fortune hunter who came to grief by falling helplessly in love with the famed 'Maid of Buttermere', Mary Robinson. Pp.414, inscribed by Melvyn Bragg to title page, maps to endpapers, pages toned. Brown boards, dustwrapper. G+/VG.

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