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Frances Trollope: 'Domestic Manners of the Americans', London, Whittaker, Treacher & Co, 1832, 1st edition, 24 lithograph plates complete (volume 1 frontis with marginal reinforcement/repair not affecting image), rebound 3/4 morocco gilt. Frances Trollope's classic work is a harsh critique of American manners, or lack thereof, experienced over the course of a three year trip through the country, South to North, between 1827-1830, with some time settling down in the frontier town of Cincinnati. Her criticisms were especially sharp regarding slavery. The work was an instant success, rescuing her family from the poorhouse (2)
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