Bernhard Tauchnitz. Leipzig. 1886. Small octavo. Two volumes. 278pp; 271pp. Half calf, spines in five sections with gilt rules and decoration, red leather label with gilt lettering. Marbled endpapers. All edges marbled. Small surface nick to upper section of spine to Vol II. Corners rubbed, surface abrasion to upper corner of Volume II. Spotting and flecks to boards, particularly of Volume II. Tauchnitz Edition, Vol. 2402. Published in Leipzig the same year as the first edition in London. Scarce. Florence Marryat (1833-99) novelist, editor, playwright, spiritualist, singer and actress. There are few accounts of Marryat’s life and no definitive record of her literary output. (Further information regarding her life may be found at https://florencemarryat.org/)