Description
First edition of Letters of Women in Love, finely bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe.
Octavo, 318pp. Full green morocco, title in gilt on front cover. Thin gilt trim to covers, gilt turn-ins, and marbled endpapers. Five raised bands, title in gilt over morocco label on spine. All edges gilt, gold silk bookmark sewn-in. Binder imprint in gilt on front endpaper. Stated “First Published… 1929” on copyright page. Solid text block, faint dust remnant to top edge, faint sunning to spine. Previous bookseller’s description pasted to front endpaper. A near fine copy with a beautiful binding.
A collection of letters from women divided into sections of fiancées, wives, lovers, mothers, daughters, sisters, and friends. Notable subjects include: Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth Barrett, Mary Shelley, Abigail Adams, Mary Wollstonecraft, Queen Victoria, Jane Austen, and many more.
