Hidden Depths (Two Volumes in One)

[Felicia Mary Frances Skene]. Hidden Depths (Two Volumes in One). Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1866. First edition. Octavo. 223pp. Half-calf over marbled boards (rebacked), gilt-stamped title to spine, five raised bands, marbled edges and endleaves. Personal observations of the lives of prostitutes in Oxford slums, disguised in novel form in which the heroine, Ernestine, tries to save another woman from falling into a life of prostitution, and so comes to uncover society's "hidden depths." Wolff, 6353. Rebacked in later brown cloth; extremities rubbed and edgeworn, with loss to corners and board edges; scattered foxing to prelims; light uniform toning throughout; lacks volume two title page; nameplate to first blank. About very good. . Rebacked in later brown cloth; extremities rubbed and edgeworn, with loss to corners and board edges; scattered foxing to prelims; light uniform toning throughout; lacks volume two title page; nameplate to first blank. About very good. NPD-1030.