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[BLACKWOOD, HELEN SELINA SHERIDAN], Edited by Frederick Blackwood (Lord Dufferin). Lispings from Low Latitudes, or Extracts from the Journal of the Hon. Impulsia Gushington. London: John Murray, 1863. 1st ed. Oblong 4to. 98 pp. With 23 full page wonderfully humorous engraved plates. Contemp. calf backed marbled boards, rebacked. Very nice. Vignette title page. $275.00

 

CBEL III, 1052. An articulate and artistic upper class Englishwoman visits the Middle East. A clash of cultures sardonically rendered.