Merrie England. Travels, descriptions, tales and historical sketches. Twelve illustrations

by Devereux. Vignette, by W. T. Richards by Grace Greenwood

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First edition

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1855. First edition, 12mo, pp. 261; engraved frontispiece, wood engravings in the text; one signature extended, else a near fine copy in original brown cloth, pictorial gilt-lettered spine. The 13-page introduction describes Miss Greenwood's voyage to England. The rest of the book is devoted to the sights of England, including Sherwood Forest, Stratford-upon-Avon, Westminster, etc. Item #33101

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