The mother's recompense; a sequel to Home Influence
New York: D. Appleton & Co. Philadelphia: Geo. S. Appleton, 1851. First American edition, 12mo, pp. iv, 499, [1]; original blindstamped brown cloth, gilt-lettered spine; rear hinge cracked; good and sound. "When she died in 1847 at the age of thirty-one, Grace Aguilar enjoyed a reputation as a poet, historical romance writer, domestic novelist, Jewish emancipator, religious reformer, educator, social historian, theologian, and liturgist. A Jewish woman in Victorian England, Aguilar produced a body of work that appealed to both Jews and Christians" (Michael Galchinsky). Item #53956
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