Mark Hurdlestone:

Or, The Two Brothers

by Mrs. Moodie [Susanna Strickland Moodie]

(Sister of Agnes Strickland) 

First American edition.  New York:  DeWitt & Davenport, Publishers, [1853] 

Hardback is overall in GOOD condition.

• Red cloth covers have blind tooled borders, gilt ornament and title. 
• Boards show some wear, smudges, splitting of cloth at shoulders, edgewear.  Corners are frayed, with exposed board.  See photos for details.  
• Spine is cocked.  Gilt text is dimmed, spine is faded, with chipped and frayed ends.  See photos.  
• Binding is intact.  Stitching is visible at some openings, e.g. pages 96-97.  See photos.
• Pastedowns and feps are toned and stained, front fep is loose, owner's mark on front fep.  See photos. 
• Interior has two gatherings darkened and foxed; a stain at pages 332-333, the remainder gently age-toned, with some smudges.  See photos.  
• Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks. 
• Text block edges have some edgewear at foot. 
• PS2023.0504

359 pages. 4.5 x 7.5 inches

Novel by Susanna Strickland Moodie (1803-1885), who was born in England and then spent her adulthood in Canada.  Moodie is well known for her memoir, Roughing it in the Bush; her writing has influenced and been revisited by Margaret Atwood and Carol Shields.  

First American edition.  Printed by R. Craighead, New York City.  

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