Later US printing, INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Small 8vo, pp. 256 + engraved frontispiece. Original green ribbed cloth, elaborately decorated in gilt, spine lettered in gilt. All edges gilt. Spine sunned, pushing to spine ends, corners bumped. Gilt dulled. Inscribed in sepia pen to ffep: “Mrs H. Wells/ with the love of/ Mrs Sigourney/ Christmas 1853.”, endpapers toned, some foxing, heavy at front and rear, including title page and frontispiece, gatherings occasionally straining at threads. Still, a rather charming copy. Unusual, especially inscribed.