16pp. In blue cloth-covered boards, decorated, with gilt lettering on front panel. All edges gilt. Brown endpapers. Presentation copy, signed by Adolphus F W Lloyd, the husband of the subject. 12mo. Covers worn, rubbed at corners and around spine, shelf worn. Hinges cracked resulting in a little loosening. Pages a little toned in margins, with a few mild marks.
A tribute to and synopsis of the life and work of Mathilde Lloyd, a later Victorian lady who worked tirelessly to improve the life, welfare and education of London's poor in the Clapham and Brixton areas. She was the daughter of Mons Zenone Vantini, one of the very few army officers remembered for his devotion and loyalty in Napoleon I's will, leaving him a legacy of 20,000 francs.
