Scandal.
Boston: Shepard, Clark and Brown, 1857. [1], 394 pp., [4]. 8vo. Cloth. First edition. Fraying along the spine ends, tear to one gutter, spine roll, a few pages roughly opened with some tears; still a good copy of an uncommon title. Wright I: 295. Item #16478
"On the evils of gossip" (Wright). From the short preface: "To upraise the undeservedly fallen, and make the sitters upon stolen thrones to feel their false position, constitute a theme for inspiration." Used the phrase "Home is where the heart is" on p. 235, which predates its use in J. J. McCloskey's 'Davey Crockett and Other Plays' which Gregory Y. Titelman lists as first use in the United States in his "Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings"
Price: $50.00