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Dorothy Wordsworth (1771-1855)
Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth edited by William Knight
published London: Macmillan and Co., Limited and published New York: The Macmillan Company and printed Edinburgh: R R Clark, 1904

h x w 183 x 130mm ; text block height 175mm

The first edition was published in 1897, 1904 is a reprint ; 2 volumes ; maroon cloth ; illustrated title page ; frontispiece of Dorothy Wordsworth in volume 1 ; frontispiece of William Wordsworth after Margaret Gillies in volume 2 ; volume 1 inscribed by J.G. Frazer, 1908 ; both volumes inscribed by G.M. Trevelyan, 1941 (date from volume 1) ; volume 1 and rear free end paper of volume 2 annotated by Mary Moorman, daughter of Trevelyan, who almost certainly used this as the working copy for her edition of the journals.

Inscriptions:
ink (flyleaf of volume 1): J.G. Frazer / Trinity College, Cambridge. / January 1908
ink (flyleaf of volume 1): postea - GM Trevelyan / 1941.
ink (flyleaf of volume 2): GM Trevelyan / (formerly Sir James Frazer's)

Provenance:
Purchase 2002
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Reference 2003.12.1