1880 Scarce Victorian Edition - Grace Darling: Heroine of the Farne Islands

Author: Anonymous (By the author of Our Queen).
Title: Grace Darling: Heroine of the Farne Islands.
Publisher: London, Walter Scott, Ltd., Paternoster Square. Printed at The Walter Scott Press, Newcastle-on-Tyne. no date (circa 1880).
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7.5" x 5".
Pages: 312 pages + publisher's catalog
Binding: Attractive and very good scarce original Victorian publisher’s decorative green cloth binding with elaborate black stamped designs and gilt title panels to spine and front board. Floral motif to back board (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. All edges gilt. A beautiful example of Victorian publisher’s cloth artistry. 
Content: Good to very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with 16 full-page illustrations, including the frontispiece and the views of famous lighthouses (Bell Rock, Skerryvore, The Needles), coastal landscapes, castles, and dramatic nautical scenes such as The Wreck of the Forfarshire.

Estimate: (Scarce with no or few other copies of this edition available for sale worldwide).

The book: This beautiful Victorian edition celebrates the life of Grace Darling (1815–1842), the daughter of a lighthouse keeper who achieved national fame when, in 1838, she courageously rowed out with her father through stormy seas to rescue survivors from the wreck of the Forfarshire. Her bravery inspired countless poems, ballads, and memorials, and she became a Victorian heroine. This edition, richly illustrated, offers not only her biography but also vivid depictions of Northumbrian coastlines, castles, and maritime perils. A finely preserved example of 19th-century illustrated biography and a fitting tribute to one of Britain’s most celebrated heroines.

The author: Published anonymously by the author of Our Queen, this work blends Victorian moral storytelling with patriotic biography. The anonymous writer frames Grace Darling’s heroism within a broader context of duty, Christian devotion, and the perils of seafaring life in 19th-century Britain.