OUR OLD HOME. A SERIES OF ENGLISH SKETCHES

Boston:Ticknor and Fields. 1863. 1st edition (with one page of ads at end and the mis-spelled  'myterious' on page 145). 398pp+1pp ads. Hardcover.  Brown embossed boards lightly soiled and shelfworn with gilt on spine dulled. Page edges soiled. Internally, a previous owners name (Susan Hawthorne Pierce) is inked ot top of half title page, with a small inch long damp stain to foredge, intruding ever so slightly into margins from page 313 to end.  One signature, page 147-168 still attached but starting to loosen. The binding is tight and hinges intact.  Overall, a near very good copy. *Bal:7626