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Trollope, Frances [Mrs. Trollope] : Domestic Manners of the Americans. Complete in One Volume

Whittaker, Treacher & Co., New York, New York, 1832

325 pages; illustrations; expertly bound recently in brown leather with gilt lettering on black panels and raised bands on the spine. Former library copy, Seattle College with their stamp in the front of the flyleaf. No external markings.Some foxing to the plates. Frances Trollope (1780-1863) was an English novelist of over 100 works. In 1827 she went with her family to the 'Nashoba Commune' in Ohio, but the utopian commune failed shortly afterwards. When returning to England she wrote an account of her travels in the United States. Traveling from New Orleans up the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, to Baltimore, the City of Washington and northern Virginia, Philadelphia, New York, up the Hudson River to Niagara before returning to New York and back to England. While describing her travels she extensively comments on the domestic manners of Americans showing them in not too kind of a light. This is her most famous work. Very good copy in full modern leather.. Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Hardcover

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