Precious Bane, by Mary Webb, published by The Modern Library in New York. Undated, but dates back to mid-century. 356 pages.
Green cloth hardcover volume. No dustjacket. Slight rubbing of color on front cover. Slight forward tilt to spine. Ex libris sticker on inside front cover. Very clean, no writing or markings in the book. in Very Good condition.
Precious Bane tells the touching story of the young Prue Sarn, coming of age in the early 1800’s, part of a hard-working farm family in the West Midlands of England. She’s considered afflicted, due to being born with a cleft lip, and told she’ll never have a lover or children.
