Scattered Leaves: or, Twilight Trifles

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VG, 1853, 1st & only edition. UnCommon. In red embossed cloth, gilt title & tooling, corners bumped. Re-spined, old laid down, gilt titles. Internal, half title, additional title page with large vignette, [8], [1], 2-466 pp, 1 pl, 1 vignette, 2 small margin repaired tears to pl, slightly cocked, printed by Savill and Edwards. Made up of 3 tales: The Welsh Living; The Bracelet and Lottery. (197*124 mm). OCLC shows 1 copy in the US, 1 in Canada & 4 in the UK only. Mrs Jones also corresponded with the victor of Waterloo, & Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), written during the last two years of his life. She was nearly 60 years younger than the old Duke at the time. Contains short prose pieces, reflective sketches, occasional verse, & moral or sentimental essays.