Handcrafted 1880 Rare Victorian Book - The Lamplighter By Maria Susanna Cummins. While Supplies Last [noeV8dxK]

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Author: Maria Susanna Cummins. 
Title: The Lamplighter.
Publisher: London, George Routledge and Sons, no date (circa 1880). Excelsior Series.
Language: Text in English.  
Size : 7.5 " X 5 ".
Pages: 587 pages + ads.
Binding: Attractive, and very good, decorated full cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, and tight, some light foxing or staining - as shown, name of a previous owner on Contents & First Chapter pages - as shown).
 

The book: Rare in this nice binding. An attractive edition of The Lamplighter -- a sentimental novel written by Maria Susanna Cummins and published in 1854, and a best-selling novel of its era. The Lamplighter tells the story of Gertrude Flint, an abandoned and mistreated orphan rescued at the age of eight by Trueman Flint, a lamplighter, from her abusive guardian, Nan Grant. Gertrude is lovingly raised and taught virtues and religious faith. She becomes a moralistic woman. In adulthood, she is rewarded for her long-suffering marriage to a childhood friend.

The author: Maria Susanna Cummins (April 9, 1827 – October 1, 1866) was an American novelist. She was the author of the widely popular novel The Lamplighter.