LETTERS FROM NEW YORK; Second series
first edition
1845 · NY
by CHILD, L[ydia] Maria
NY: C. S. Francis, 1845. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 287 plus 17 publisher's ads. Original blind-stamped purple cloth (faded to tan) with gilt spine labels. Lightly foxed. Cover little worn at corners and ends of spine, o/w a VG tight copy. BAL 3152. Writings about anything and everything in New York that prompted comment. Child was best known as an abolitionist and feminist writer, and was the author of The Frugal Housewife. (Inventory #: 44822)