Religion 

(GEN) With the ticket of T. Batchelor, Portsmouth. Signed by the author to Sir Richard Bethell on the front free endpaper. Following the title is a leaf of letterpress stating that this volume, 'which was not intended for publication', is 'at the request of Lady Jane Laurence Peel, Lady Howard (sic) and Mrs. Charles Craven', published 'for the benefit of the Brighton Orphan Asylum . . . home, to upwards of twenty destitute female orphans.||(CON) [A]2, B-Q8, R7, Contents.||(REF) BLC has an edition of 1838 with author's initials on title: this 1839 edition is not in BLC to 1975; NUC lists a c. 1992 edition only, at the Library of Congress;||(BIN) Contemporary full calf, gilt lettering, green label. (CON) Inserted letter addressed to Lord Wicklow dated 27/06/38 by Colonel D(L?)ardew of 21A, Thornton Mill, Wimbledon, SW19. "Dear Lord Wicklow, I hope you will forgive a complete stranger for addressing you but there has lately come into my possession a quaint old book written, about 100 years ago apparently, by a Lady Harriet Howard - It is called "Gideon" (The History of Gideon) - and was printed in1839 for private circulation in aid of the Brighton Orphan Asylum. It was given to my great-grandfather Lord (Chancellor) Westbury - the inscription on the front page reading "the handwriting of the Authoress - the Lady H. Howard second daughter of the Early of Wilcklow aet. 19" while someone else has added - "Now in the [illegible] of the Blest (!) 1849." If you or any member of your family would care to have the book I shall be delighted to give it to you and will send it to any address you may give me. Yours very truly, J(?). A, D(L?)ardew (Colonel." Note added: "Wicklow(?) thanks would like book. 29/6/38". 

1v. 8vo.