[16], 236 pp. (4to) 25x19 cm (10x8"), period calf with decorative gilt borders, gilt ruled spine, morocco spine label lettered in gilt.
Catherine Jemmat (1720-c.1766) was born at Exeter, the daughter of Admiral John Yeo. She married a Plymouth silk mercer, who proved a drunkard and was bankrupted. Catherine attempted to earn a living by writing for the Gentleman's Magazine and published her memoirs in 1762, and the Miscellanies originally appeared in 1766. This copy complete with half title and list of subscribers.