Roweny in Boston: A Novel
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1892. Hardcover. [4], 348 p.; 19 cm. Blue cloth with gilt and maroon spine and cover titles and decoration. Gift inscrition on front free endpaper: "Margaret from her affectionate friend Edith H. Simmons Xmas '92." The author, Maria Lousie Pool (1841-1898), was a popular 19th-century American writer. She lived in Rockland, Mass., for many years with her partner Caroline M. Branson, with whom she was buried. Roweny in Boston is the story of a young woman who leaves her New England village for Boston, where she becomes an artist and adopts a dog. In Very Good Condition: edges are rubbed; slightly cocked; clean and tight. Very Good. Item #007256
Price: $35.00