George Allen, the Only Son.
Boston: Published by William Peirce, No. 9, Cornhill, 1835. 12mo, original green cloth, front cover with gilt-stamped title, blind-stamped ornament on spine and covers. 136 pp. First edition. A work of didactic fiction chronicling the demise of a young atheist. It was evidently popular. Wright records four editions. Mary Anna Fox's only other recorded work is The Discontented Robins (1842). OCLC records eight copies. REFERENCES: Wright 999. CONDITION: Very good, early ownership inscription dated 1839 on flyleaf.
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