Ellis, Mrs (Sarah Stickney Ellis)

The Morning Call. A Table Book of Literature and Art [4 Volumes]

London: John Tallis & Company, 1850. Illus. H. Warren and L. Hicks. Four volumes (complete), half-leather with marbled sides, gilt titles and raised bands spines, b&w frontis portrait plate vol. 1, many b&w plates. N.d. (1850). Some foxing, mainly to endpapers and prelims. Frontis. port. and engraved title page heavily toned. Edges rubbed. Very good condition. [this is a heavy set - please inquire regarding postage rates]

Sarah Stickney Ellis (1799 -1872), also known as Sarah Ellis was a Quaker turned Congregationalist. Her writings are mainly focused on women's role in society, moral education, and moral improvement. (Her husband was William Ellis the missionary). "The Morning Call" includes her novel " 'Self Deception, or The History of a Human Heart", serialised across the four volumes, as well as a variety of essays and poems. All are illustrated with steel engravings after drawings by H. Warren and L. Hicks. Item #103313

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