The Ward of Thorpe-Combe (FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING)
Paris: Baudry's European Library, 1842. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 7/8 Inches. 352 PP. Good +. Item #1583
First printing of this much overlooked classic from the novelist and mother of Anthony Trollope. Frances Trollope is much remembered for the commentaries on American society written after just a few years of living in the United States. She was an influential advocate for the rights of children, African-Americans and the Native American Indian. He work undoubtedly influenced the work of Harriet Beecher Stowe and other abolitionists of the era. Housed in period french marbled boards with red leather spine. Foxing and toning. Scuffing and wear to edges, boards and hinges.
Price: $200.00