Three Volume Set of Violet Nicholson s Poetry

Hope, Laurence

Published by William Heinemann, 1912

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Three Volume Set of Violet Nicholson s Poetry: Stars of the Desert, Laurence Hope, William Heinemann, London, 1911, 152 pp. Indian Love, Laurence Hope, William Heinemann, London, 1912, 92 pp, frontis portrait. The Garden of Kama And other Love Lyrics from India, Laurence Hope, William Heinemann, London, 1912, 174 pp. Full leather, signed bindings of Bretano s, New York, 8.25 x 6 , 8vo. All in good condition. Lovely signed Bretano s bindings with delicate gilt tooling and dentelles. Leather remains soft and clean. A few nicks to the surface of leather with minor scuffing to tips and end bands. Top edges gilt. Inner gilt dentelles have toned the edges of the front fly leaves. Light toning to interiors with minimal foxing, if any. Brown silk book markers intact, albeit slightly frayed at the bottoms. Free of known markings. Bindings tight and intact. Please see photos. Violet Nicholson (1865-1904) otherwise known as Adela Florence Nicolson was an English poet who wrote under the pseudonym Laurence Hope. Her poems often used imagery and symbols from poets of the North-West Frontier of India and the Sufi poets of Persia. She was among the popular romantic poets of the Edwardian era.

Seller Inventory # COLL1912AFJN

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Three Volume Set of Violet Nicholson s Poetry
• Publisher: William Heinemann
• Publication Date: 1912
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
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