Mary Russell Mitford — Our Village in Two Volumes

Boston, Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1853. Leather. An insightful collection of social and cultural illustrated literary sketches, in half calf and marbled boards. A charming collection of literary skteches from English essayist, novelist, poet and dramatist Mary Russell Mitford. She was personal friends with Elizabeth Browning, and was a close acquaintance of Jane Austen when young. Both volumes bound in half calf and marbled boards. Rebacked, with original spine laid down. Bookplates of Thomas Brownell Burnham to both front paste downs. Both volumes feature a monochrome frontispiece, illustrated half title, and monochrome vignette illustrations scattered throughout. Rebacked with original spine laid down. Bound in half calf and marbled boards. Externally, a little worn. Hinges reinforced. Moderate rubbing to extremities. Moderate surface losses and cracking to spines. Bookplates to front paste downs. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean, with the odd spot. Ink inscription to vol1 front blank. Small loss to vol2 rear blank. Slight cockling to text blocks. Notable tide marks to blanks, frontispieces, half titles, and title pages. Good . Ill.: None. Good .