Memoirs of Mary Robinson "Perdita", Limited edition, 1894

Mary Robinson (1757-1800) was a celebrity beauty of her day, known as an actress, writer, poet, and as the mistress of George IV, whilst he was Prince of Wales. She gained the nickname of "Perdita" after playing that role in 'Florizel and Perdita', and adaptation of Shakespeare's 'The Winter's Tale', in 1779. She led a high profile life, where on the one hand, she was associated with sexualised scandal, and on the other, as a strong and independent woman who supported herself financially, and became respected as an accomplished writer.

Memoirs of Mary Robinson "Perdita". From the Edition Edited by Her Daughter. With Introduction and Notes by J. Fitzgerald Molloy. With Portraits.

Published by J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1894. Printed in Great Britain. Limited edition of 500 copies; 350 for England and 150 for the United States. First edition thus.

A good cloth hardback with Publisher's original printed and blind stamped cover design with gilt titles. Bumped and rubbed with darkened spine. With a little give in the spine. Black endpapers are cracked. Text pages are clean, with age toning. One page has some pen line highlighting. Pages rough cut as issued with gilt top edge. A few vertical page edges have uneven cuts where previous owner has had to open edges with a paper knife. All still bound but with a few gutter gaps due to the nature of the binding.

Text in English. 

xv + 251pp + frontispiece portrait and 8 additional plates (all present as called for). 

Weight approximately 582g (unpacked). 

Approximate dimensions: 197mm high x 133mm wide x 35mm deep.