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The princess and the ploughman / by Florence Morse Kingsley, author of "The singular Miss Smith," "Titus: commrade of the cross," etc. etc

Author
Kingsley, Florence Morse, 1859-1937
Published
New York ; London : Harper & Brothers Publishers, MCMVII.
Physical Description
260 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : color illustration ; 20 cm
Additional Creators
Ralph, Lester, 1877-1927

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Summary
Twenty-year old Mary Adams develops an unfortunate romantic attachment for her college chum, Felice Vivian. But to secure a large inheritance from her maiden aunt, Mary arranges a sham marriage to a man she only just met, ploughman Hugh Ghent, who confesses stronger feelings for her.
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Provenance
Rare Books copy: Formerly part of the New York Mercantile Library.
Note
Verso of title-page: Published May, 1907.
Title-page printed with climbing rose briar border in green.
Frontispiece signed: Lester Ralph.
Rare Books copy is one of the specimens collected by book artist Richard Minsky during the course of his research on American decorated publisher's bindings issued between 1872-1929; “Mercantile Library, New York” stamp on title-page and last page.
Binding Information
Bound in publisher's forest green cloth stamped in black, light green, and white on cover with climbing white rose briar motif framing title top center and a pair of hearts stamped in gilt confined within roots bottom left corner; triangular rose bramble decoration featuring a single white rose on spine; titles in gilt. Binding unsigned.
Source of Acquisition
Rare Books copy: Purchased with funds from the Helen F. Faust Women Writers Acquisition and Travel Fund; 2014.
Rare Books copy: Purchased from Richard Minsky, book artist; 2014.
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