Letters, diaries, and sketches from 1823 through 1833, when Sophie was 13 to 23, reveal the life of a young woman in America in the early 19th century. Sophie's father had moved to the Wilmington, Delaware area from France in 1802. Sophie documents the life of an immigrant family of rising importance. With quick wit and comic skill, along with excellent caricatures, Sophie informs and entertains. The jacket on this copy of this beautiful coffee-table book is partly sun-faded (see pictures).  Red cloth with embossed gilt image.  Harry N. Abrams, Inc. NY. 1987. Hb, Dj. USED.  $12.00