1885 Rare Victorian Book - The Mine, or Darkness and Light by Charlotte Maria Tucker (A.L.O.E.).
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(Description)
Author: A.L.O.E. (a Lady of England)- Charlotte Maria Tucker.
Title: The Mine, or Darkness and Light.
Publisher: London, T. Nelson & Sons, 1885.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7 " X 5 ".
Pages: 175 pages + publisher's catalog.
Binding: Attractive and very good original Victorian decorated full-cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. All edges gilt.
Content: Good content (bright and tight, rare staining and foxing - as shown, gift note of a previous 1892 owner on the first blank page, small stain on the lower margin of pages 32-33 - as shown, light offsetting from a removed dried flower on page 56 - as shown).
Illustrations: Nicely illustrated throughout.
The book: Rare and Nice Victorian edition of this book by Charlotte Maria Tucker.
The author: Charlotte Maria Tucker (8 May 1821 – 2 December 1893) was a prolific English writer and poet for children and adults, who wrote under the pseudonym A.L.O.E. (a Lady of England). Late in life she spent a period as a volunteer missionary in India, where she died.