THE OLD DOMINION: Being An Account Of Certain Prisoners Of Hope; A Tale of Colonial Virginia By Mary Johnston London: Eyre Spottiswoode, (1951). July, 1951 vintage reprint edition in a lovely illustrated jacket. Mary Johnston's first book, originally published in America in 1898 under the title PRISONERS OF HOPE. An historical novel, set in colonial Virginia, featuring an outspoken young woman, who involves herself in a plot to set free enslaved Puritans, becomes a prisoner herself, and helps fend off a Ricahecrian Indian attack. Johnston, a significant suffragette advocate, and spokeswoman and writer for women's rights, wrote many highly acclaimed historical novels, three of which were adapted to film. An attractive copy in fresh condition. Light age-toning to the inner hinge areas as usual, slight foxing to the page edges, minute faint soil spots to the rear cover, else nicely square and nearly fine in cream-blue linen boards with black embossed titles to the spine; in a nearly fine dust jacket with a minuscule scratch and faint soiling to the spine panel, color illustrated front panel art depicting historically clothed characters: two restraining a lady and one brandishing a gun, and color portrait art to the spine all by Courtis; original printed 8s. 6d net price still intact to the front inner flap. Octavo; 378 pages. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT ILLUSTRATED CLASSIC BOOKS THANKS!