Lot 96
Wratislaw (Theodore) The Pity of Love. A Tragedy, number 1 of 21 large paper copies, signed presentation inscription from Ada Leverson to Edward Heron-Allen, Swan Sonnenschein, 1895
Hammer Price: £1,800
Description
Wratislaw (Theodore) The Pity of Love. A Tragedy, number 1 of 21 large paper copies, signed presentation inscription from Ada Leverson to Edward Heron-Allen dated "Dec 9th 1902" to verso of introductory note, title printed in red, browning to endpapers, bookplate of Heron-Allen to front free endpaper, original black cloth, slight bumping and fraying to spine tips and corners, light rubbing to joint with short splits to ends, an excellent example, preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, 8vo, Swan Sonnenschein, 1895.
⁂ Copy number one of this rare limitation, presented from one prominent figure of fin-de-siecle letters to another.
Description
Wratislaw (Theodore) The Pity of Love. A Tragedy, number 1 of 21 large paper copies, signed presentation inscription from Ada Leverson to Edward Heron-Allen dated "Dec 9th 1902" to verso of introductory note, title printed in red, browning to endpapers, bookplate of Heron-Allen to front free endpaper, original black cloth, slight bumping and fraying to spine tips and corners, light rubbing to joint with short splits to ends, an excellent example, preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, 8vo, Swan Sonnenschein, 1895.
⁂ Copy number one of this rare limitation, presented from one prominent figure of fin-de-siecle letters to another.
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