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CAMERON (Lucy Lyttleton, British magazine editor and a writer for children with religious themes, 1781-1858).

The raven and the dove. / By the author of "The two lambs," "Margaret Whyte," &c. [i.e. Lucy Cameron]. 

(Wellington, Salop): printed by and for F. Houlston and Son. And sold by Scatcherd and Letterman, Ave-Maria Lane, London., 1817. First edition. Publisher's printed buff wraps, stitched binding. 36pp. Illustrated with frontispiece and 5 woodcut plates (versos or rectos blank). Size: 12mo (14.5cm x 9.1cm).

Good condition. Wraps rather worn, and somewhat marked. Binding still intact but wraps are semi-detached. Rear wrap with some minor damage. Minor scattered foxing to page and plates. Please ask if you require a more detailed condition report, or view gallery images closely.

A rare example of the first edition of this children's work by Lucy Cameron, illustrated with woodcut plates. Copac lists only one example of the first edition (British Library).