The Dramatic and Poetical Works of Joanna Baillie

London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1853. Second Edition. Hardcover. Some foxing. A 1/2" chip to cloth at tail of spine. A 1 1/2" tear to cloth along tail of spine. A couple of <1/2" tears to cloth at head of spine. 1/4" chips to cloth at tips of corners of boards. No signatures. ; Stated "Second Edition" on title page. [ii], xxii, 847, [1] pages + frontispiece + extra engraved title page. Contemporary blue blind-stamped cloth boards. Page dimensions: 210 x 150mm. Dramatic works make up most of the volume. Includes the poem "Ahalya Baee" on pages 839-847 with footnotes on the subject quoting from Sir John Malcolm's "Central India". "War on her distant frontiers nevere ending, / Was waged by chiefs for booty still contending / E'en more than power; but round her seat of sway, / Peaceful and bright, a charmed circle lay." - extract from Ahalya Baee, page 842. Also includes "Metrical Legends" and "Fugitive Verses". Spine title: "The Works of Joanna Baillie".; 8vo .