12mo. 108pp. With an engraved frontispiece and an additional engraved title. Original publisher's red roan-backed marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt. Slightest of rubbing to spine. Ink gift inscription to verso of frontispiece, light foxing, a fine copy.

A charming work for children, by writer and educationist, Mary Martha Sherwood (1775-1851), recounting the history of the West Midlands fortification of Dudley Castle and the numerous inhabitants of that place; including a reference to Earl Leofric of Mercia and his spouse Lady Godiva.