Lot 326
Harris (Emily Marion) Estelle, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Lady Rothschild, 1878.
Hammer Price: £200
Description
Harris (Emily Marion) Estelle, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Lady de Rothschild to endpaper, vol.1 half-title (as issued), 6pp. advertisements at end of vol. 2, occasional scattered spotting, bookplate of Annie Yorke to front pastedown, contemporary blue morocco, spines darkened, a little rubbed, g.e., [Wolff 3017; not in Sadleir], 8vo, 1878.
⁂ Rare novel by Harris exploring Jewish female identity in London, inscribed to a patron, Constance de Rothschild under whose auspices she founded the West Central Jewish Girls Club in Soho, a charitable institution that aimed to provide classes and social opportunities for the women of that area. Annie Yorke was the younger sister of Constance.
Description
Harris (Emily Marion) Estelle, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Lady de Rothschild to endpaper, vol.1 half-title (as issued), 6pp. advertisements at end of vol. 2, occasional scattered spotting, bookplate of Annie Yorke to front pastedown, contemporary blue morocco, spines darkened, a little rubbed, g.e., [Wolff 3017; not in Sadleir], 8vo, 1878.
⁂ Rare novel by Harris exploring Jewish female identity in London, inscribed to a patron, Constance de Rothschild under whose auspices she founded the West Central Jewish Girls Club in Soho, a charitable institution that aimed to provide classes and social opportunities for the women of that area. Annie Yorke was the younger sister of Constance.