No half-titles. Dull purple cloth, gilt, blocked in blind. Yellow end-papers, of which those at front of Vols. I. and II. are printed with publishers' advertisements.
Note—This book was published in January, 1853.
1853
CRANFORD. By the author of Mary Barton, Ruth etc. London: Chapman and Hall, 193 Piccadilly. 1853. 1 vol. Fcap. 8vo (4¼ × 6¾). Pp. iv + 324. No half-title. Olive-green embossed cloth, blocked in gold and blind. Yellow end-papers.
1854
[*]TWO LECTURES ON LANCASHIRE DIALECT. By the author of Mary Barton. London: Chapman and Hall, 193 Piccadilly. Fcap. 8vo (4¼ × 6¾). Paper wrappers.
1855
LIZZIE LEIGH AND OTHER TALES. By the Author of Mary Barton, Ruth etc. Cheap Edition. London: Chapman and Hall, 193 Piccadilly. 1855. 1 vol. Sm. Cr. 8vo (4½ × 7). Pp. (viii) + 304. Yellow paper boards.
Contents: The Well of Pen Morfa—The Heart of John Middleton—Disappearances—The Old Nurse's Story—Traits and Stories of the Huguenots—Moreton Hall—My French Master—The Squire's Story—Company Manners—Mr. Harrison's Confessions—Libbie Marsh's Three Eras—The Sexton's Hero—Christmas Storms and Sunshine—Hand and Heart—Bessie's Troubles at Home.
This is the first edition of all the above stories, with the exception of Lizzie Leigh, Libbie Marsh's Three Eras, The Sexton's Hero, Christmas Storms and Sunshine, Hand and Heart, and Bessie's Troubles at Home.