Anna Maria Porter — The Barony

London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1830 . First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of Miss Anna Maria Porter's work of historical fiction in which she confronts the strained relations between Catholics and Protestants throughout Europe. The very scarce first edition of this work. Complete in three volumes. The work of English poet and novelist Anna Maria Porter, the sister of writers Jane Porter and Robert Ker Porter. A work of historical fiction. In the preface, Porter explains this was penned prior to the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829. Retaining half titles. Advertisements to the rear of volume III. In calf backed cloth covered boards. Lacking spine labels. Major rubbing and losses to the calf. Boards of volumes I and II, and front board of volume III detached but present. Rear board of volume III tenderly held by cords only. Internally, first gathering of volume I detached and loosely inserted, otherwise firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with the odd spot. Fair . Ill.: None. Fair .