The Fair Maid of Taunton by Elizabeth M Alford - 1878

London - Samuel Tinsley and Co., 1878 Book. Hardcover. A novel based on the seventeenth century sieges of Taunton. With the bookplate of L E J and M A Brooke to the front pastedown, featuring a ship motif. In a W Bone and Son binding as indicated from binder's stamp to rear pastedown. This novel by Elizabeth M Alford follows a semi-fictional tale set during the real seventeenth century sieges during theFirst English Civil War. Condition: In a full cloth binding with pictorial detailing. Externally, sound with slight rubbing and bumping to the extremities andspine, particularly to the head and tail. Hinges are slightly strained but firm. Prior owners' bookplate to front pastedown, L E J and M A Brooke. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are age toned withinstances of light scattered spots. Offsetting to endpapers. Overall:VERY GOOD..