Emily Chester
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1864. 8vo, pp. [5], 2-367, [1]; original blind-stamped green cloth with publisher's monogram; gilt lettering on spine; rear joint starting; otherwise, good and sound. A novel set in Maryland that was a best seller upon publication. It tells the story of a Baltimore woman torn between her desires to remain faithful to her husband and have an affair with the man she loves. Crane published the first edition anonymously, but later achieved widespread commercial success under her own name. Wright II, 2183. Item #57369
Price: $200.00
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