A Girl's Life Before the War
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1895. First Edition. 8vo, brown cloth, gilt titling to cover and spine, 209 pp, with 16 full page illustrations. Burwell's memoir of her girlhood on a wealthy Virginia plantation in the antebellum period, written decades after the Civil War. She focuses on domestic routines, social life, and family customs of the planter class, depicting an idealized, pastoral world largely untouched by the violence and conflicts that later defined the war years. Slight toning to pages, early owner's inscription to front endpaper, mild wear to corners and spine tips, a bright, attractive copy in a decorative binding. Item #14380
Price: $350.00
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