A Girl's Life Before the War

BURWELL, Letitia M.

Published by Frederick A. Stokes Co, New York, 1895

About this Item

8vo, brown cloth, gilt titling to cover and spine, 209 pp, with 16 full page illustrations. Burwell's memoir of her girlhood on a wealthy Virginia plantation in the antebellum period, written decades after the Civil War. She focuses on domestic routines, social life, and family customs of the planter class, depicting an idealized, pastoral world largely untouched by the violence and conflicts that later defined the war years. Slight toning to pages, early owner's inscription to front endpaper, mild wear to corners and spine tips, a bright, attractive copy in a decorative binding.

Seller Inventory # 14380

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Girl's Life Before the War
• Publisher: Frederick A. Stokes Co, New York
• Publication Date: 1895
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Seller catalogs:
  • Women
  • Southern
  • Decorative Bindings