EARLE, Alice Morse (ed.).

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Diary of Anna Green Winslow. A Boston School Girl of 1771. First edition of this insightful window into pre-revolution American life by a member of a prominent Boston family. Written between the ages of 11 and 13, the diary takes the form of letters and describe Winslow's (1759-1780) daily life, her Puritan education, and the first stirrings of the American Revolution. It is supplemented with notes by Earle (1851-1911), an accomplished historian of colonial America.This copy is from the collection of Robin de Beaumont (1926-2023), one of the leading experts in decorative cloth bindings.

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