ON THE VERGE: A Romance of the Centennial. by Shirley,…

ON THE VERGE: A Romance of the Centennial. by Shirley, Philip (pseudonym of Annie Lake Townsend, 1857-1926) < >

ON THE VERGE: A Romance of the Centennial.

Edition: First printing.

San Francisco: A. L. Bancroft & Company, 1879. Hardcover first edition - The first, and apparently only, book by this author, written when she was just 20; she was a regular contributor to The Argonaut for many years (as was her husband, author and later Congressman, Arthur Waterman Townsend, 1855-1942). Set in San Francisco and on New York. 295 pp.

Condition: Very good minus in blue cloth with beveled edges to the boards, gilt lettering on spine and front cover (some wear to the edges and corners, rubbing to the cloth, slight spine slant)

Book ID: 69982
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