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Description:
Kemble, Frances Anne (1809-1893) Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838-1839. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1863. First American edition, first issue, with ads at the end, and the word "about" repeated on page 314, line 6, original brown publisher's cloth, front board loose, slightly rubbed, 7 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.
Estimate $200-300
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