Arthur, T[imothy] S[hay]

Family pride or the palace and the poor house. A romance of real life

Philadelphia: Lindsay & Blakiston, 1844. Second edition, published the same year as the first, 12mo, pp. 71, [1]; single text illustration at head of text; original brown cloth, gilt title on upper cover; one square inch area of what looks like nibbling to the cloth (the board beneath is untouched), text foxed but sound. good. Contemporary gift inscription in pencil on endpaper. "Virtually forgotten now, Arthur did much to articulate and disseminate the values, beliefs, and habits that defined respectable, decorous middle-class life in America" (Wikipedia). Wright I, 70. Item #69841

Price: $75.00