[Religious Tract Society.] Two uncommon printed pamphlets: ‘The Blind Schoolmistress of Devonshire. A True and Interesting Story.’ and ‘Scotch Betty: A True Story of a Poor Woman, who was run over by a Waggon’.

Two nice ephemeral items. Both now quite scarce: the first (four copies on COPAC) more than the second. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn. Disbound and stabbed as issued. ONE: ‘No. 592. / The Blind Schoolmistress of Devonshire. / A True and Interesting Story.’ 8pp, 12mo. Slug at foot of p.8 (beneath the RTS’s dove-and-olive-branch device): ‘London: Printed by W. Clowes, Stamford-street, for The Religious Tract Society; and sold at their Depository, 56, Paternoster-row; also by J. and C. Evans, 42, Long-lane, Smithfield.’ Vignette on front cover of well-dressed couple at the home of the subject, who sits in darkness. Poem by the subject on pp.5-8, titled ‘On the First erse of the 3d of Colossians.’, and beginning ‘Why should I be dissatisfied, / Since of my sight I am depriv’d;’. Another poem on p.8, untitled, beginning ‘”Poor and afflicted,” Lord, are thine, / Among the great unfit to shine;’. Four copies on JISC: at the British Library, National Library of Wales, Victoria and Albert Museum, and Manchester. Dated by the British Library to around 1830. TWO: ‘Scotch Betty: A True Story of a Poor Woman, who was run over by a Waggon, With a Particular Account of some interesting Conversatio[ns] she had with a Physician who attended her.’ 8pp, 12mo. Slug at foot of p.8: ‘London: Printed by A. Applegarth, Duke-street, Stamford-street, and sold by J. Davis, 56, Paternoster-row; and J. and C. Evans, 42, Long-lane, Smithfield.’ Two vignettes: one on title-page, of the unfortunate subject lying behind a card, and one on the last page of a boy pushing up a full-size crucifix. The British Library dates its copy to around 1818.