Shipley, Mary E. A Desolate Shore : A Story for Boys. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, ca. 1884. First Edition. [12044]
Blue cloth decorated in blue, green, and gilt, binding soiled with fraying at the spine ends and corner tips, 7 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches. 1884 Christmas inscription on the ffep. B/w frontispiece and two additional plates. 156 clean pp. plus 4 pp. publisher's catalogue. Good. Hardcover.
The story of a poor boy who searched for cockles along the shoreline of Lincolnshire to eat or trade for food. The circumstances under which he found out about God and the Saviour.
Mary Elizabeth Shipley (1843–1914), English author of some 15 Christian books for young readers, most of which were published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
