PULSZKY, Theresa. Memoirs of a Hungarian Lady. With a historical introduction by Francis Pulszky. 2 vols. Henry Colburn. 1850
16pp cata. vol. I. Patterned e.ps with ads for Colburn's works on pastedowns. Orig. blue cloth, blocked in blind, spines lettered in gilt; v. sl. marked. Signature of Mary Ford 1850, vol. I. A v.g. bright copy
¶The FIRST EDITION, written in exile in England. The author's husband, Ferenc Pulszky, was a prominent Hungarian politician, and after the upheaval of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, and the subsequent (unsuccessful) war of independence, the family was obliged to flee the country. Ferenc wrote the 'Historical Introduction' that opens this work.
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