Grace Darling; Her True Story | From Unpublished Papers in Possession of Her Family Including William Darling's Notes upon the Sea-Birds of Farne Islands
[Thomasin Darling (1808-1886) and Daniel H. Atkinson] Grace Horsley Darling (also known as 'Amazing Grace' (24 November 1815 - 20 October 1842) was an English lighthouse keeper's daughter. [William Darling].
(Book #ID 121330)
Published by Hamilton, Adams & Co. Paternoster Row, London First Edition 1880. 1880.
First edition in publisher's original grey paper covered thin card boards, blocked and lettered in black to the front board. 8vo. 7½'' x 5''. Contains tissue-guarded frontispiece, 74, (4) pp. An extremely rare photograph of Grace's father, William Darling, the Lighthouse Keeper, the only known survivor being one in a locket in the Grace Darling Museum, is adhered to the foot of page 74, it is an oval cut photograph measuring 70 mm x 55 mm, it is faint, but clearly distinguishable with him sitting at a table with a short pole across his lap. William Darling's notes upon the sea-birds of Farne Islands - mostly about their nesting habits and number of eggs. There remains an old venue in Australia named after her. Chipping of fragments of grey paper around the spine and front cover edges. Customs duty applies for orders shipped into the EU from outside the EU, Delivered Duty Paid (DDP), our shipping price includes DDP. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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