EDEN, Hon. Eleanor Lena. Dumbleton Common. 2 vols. Richard Bentley. 1867
Ad. leaf precedes titlepage vol. I, 2pp ads at end vol. I. Original red-brown sand-grained cloth, boards blocked in blind, spines lettered in gilt.
¶Sadleir 759; not in Wolff. Title vol. II correctly printed. The author, niece to Emily Eden, mainly wrote children's books under the name 'Lena'. This novel was inspired by Cranford; its narrator, 'Little Miss Patty', chronicles local gossip in a hamlet outside London. This copy is inscribed in vol. I: 'To "Aunt Mary" with "Aunt Patty's" love. Feby. 1867'. The recipient is identified in pencil as Miss Mary Harries, Lord Nelson's 'goddaughter'.