1909 The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, Written by Herself, 2 Vols., Illustrated

Description: The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson, Written by Herself, 2 Vols., Eveleigh Nash, London, 1909, 348pp, 696pp, cloth, 6.5 x 9.5", 8vo Fair condition. Wear and staining to boards and spines. Gilt titles on front boards and spines with gilt border trim on front boards. Spines are still legible. Tips are bumped with exposed boards. Top fore edges in gilt. Front hinge of vol. I is beginning to show splitting. Colored frontispiece of Harriette Wilson opposite title page of vol. I; colored frontispiece of Wilson's sister Sophia opposite title page of vol. II. Toning, age-staining, and finger-staining throughout textblocks. Illustrated. Please see photos. Harriette Wilson (2 February 1786 - 10 March 1845) was a famed British Regency courtesan who became the mistress of William, Lord Craven, at the age of 15. Later in her career, she went on to have formal relationship arrangements with Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, and other significant politicians. Wilson's decision to publish her memoirs was partly based on the broken promises of her lovers to provide her with an income in her older age. FORN-MSB-0324-TUB0018-JC397

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