1842 Rose of Sharon; A Religious Souvenir - Sarah C. Edgarton

Description: The Rose of Sharon: A Religious Souvenir, for MDCCCXLII. Edited by Miss Sarah C. Edgarton. Boston: A. Thompkins and B.B. Mussey, 1842, gift binding, 302 pp, 7 x 4.75”, 12mo. In fair condition. Head of spine lacking, binding exposed. Scuffing to extremities. Bottom corner of front cover worn to the board. Spine is worn; gilt lettering dulled, but still legible. Front gutter split, cording exposed. Off-setting to front and rear pastedowns. Previous ownership signature on front pastedown and end-page: Hilda E. Grandell of Massachusetts. Foxing throughout textblock, especially plates and tissue guards. Some instances of toning. Rear gutter split, cording exposed. Binding intact, but fragile. Please see photos. Sarah Carter Edgarton Mayo (1819-1848) was an American author and editor. She did well in the district school, and attended Westford Academy for a semester. She taught herself French and Latin. To offset reduced income from her father’s business, she began to contribute to journals at the age of 16, and at 17 she joined the Universalist Church. She edited The Rose of Sharon, an annual, from 1840 until 1848, and was an associate editor of The Universalist and Ladies’ Repository. Sarah Edgarton married Amory Dwight Mayo in 1846 and the couple moved to Gloucester. They had a daughter in September 1847 and her health declined after. COLI1842ABDXHK218

Price: 100 USD

Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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