Published by Ticknor and Fields, Boston, 1865. 252 pages plus a 24 page “List of Books” section in the back. It has remnants of a pocket on the back paste down and a blind embossed library seal on title page. The spine has a frayed top end with mild edge wear elsewhere. The spine is decorated with bright gilt lettering. No cracks or tears. Clean text and tight binding,

 Notwithstanding, the former library markings, this book has a special association with the Mary P. Thompson library as well as Mary P. Thompson herself. This is a rare association with a rare first edition of this title. Apparently loaned from the Mary P. Thompson Library to The New Hampshire College of Agriculture and Mechanics Library stated on bookplate. Mary P. Thompson's signature is on the FFEP and dated 1866.

The Mary P. Thompson library contains books and periodicals that Mary gathered during her lifetime. A graduate of Mt. Holyoke, Mary P. Thompson later became an Ursuline nun. After returning to Durham in 1877, she wrote several books and many articles on local history, genealogy, and Roman Catholicism. During her lifetime her library was thought the "finest and rarest collection of books and manuscripts in the State of New Hampshire."