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The River Mole,

or Emlyn Stream.

A Poem, with notes and illustrations.

By Mary D. Bethuen

1839 - privately printed

11" by 7.5"; 35pp, 9pp

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 

DETAILS

A first edition of Mary D. Bethuen's poem, The River Mole. 

With black and white plates throughout.

Published privately 'in aid of the fund for building national schools at Lethrede.' (Title page)

Includes 'Notes' by William Cotton. With 'Some Account of the Cistertian Priory of Ripa Mola' by J.D. tipped in to the rear.

Signed to the front free endpaper by William Cotton, author of 'Notes' and engraver for the work. 

Includes a letter by James Simpson, detailing his thoughts on the work.  

CONDITION

In a cloth binding with gilt lettering to the front board. Externally, good with rubbing and fading to the spine and boards, with some edgwewear. Pencil inscriptions from the author of the notes to the front free endpaper. Internally, sound. Scattered spotting throughout with heavy spotting to the frontispieces. Binding is starting with a loose plate between pages 4 and 5. OVERALL: GOOD 


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