Farmer's Daughter of Essex. Containing an Account of her Distress
1798
by PENN, JAMES
1798. [PENN, JAMES]. The Farmer's Daughter of Essex. Containing an Account of her Distress, Wonderful Adventures, Manner of being Courted and Seduced by a Nobleman in London, who after Living with her Some Years, parted in the most Dishonorable Manner ... Written by Herself. New York: Printed by John Tiebout, 1798. 96 p. Contemporary marbled paper-covered boards, sheep spine. Covers considerably worn and at one time crudely stitched on, now detached. Final leaf with the loss of four or five words at the gutter, some foxing and spotting but internally very good. Early American edition of this pseudo-salacious tale of the corruption of a farmer's daughter, first printed in London in 1767. Just three copies of this New York edition are recorded: MWA, MeHi, and NjP. Tiebout shared the edition with fellow printer Jacob S. Mott, whose copies are only slightly less scarce. Bristol B10458; ESTC W12103. (Inventory #: 15219)