Rainbow Rose by Nesbit, Signed (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 143pp plus 4pp advertisements. Green cloth with gilt titles and decorations on spine and front board. Rubbing to spine ends and corners. Head of spine faded and slightly split but binding remains tight. Small booksellers notes in pencil on front and rear endpapers, 4 check marks in ink on one of the "works by E.Nesbit". Gift inscription in blue ink on FFEP. Mild toning to pages, endpapers show more pronounced toning. Signed by Nesbit and inscribed to Harold Munro, from E. Nesbit who wrote these verses, November 1913. Harold Mnro was an English poet, editor of The Poetry Review, and founder of the Poetry Bookshop in London. These undertakings helped bring the work of numerous poets to public attention, as did Munros work editing anthologies, and his publication of the Georgian Poetry series. An intriguing association copy of one of Nesbits finest collections, signed to a significant figure in English poetry during the first decades of the 20th century. Size: Octavo. Signed and Inscribed By the Author. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. RARE PRESENTATION COPY. Edith Nesbit (1858-1924) was an English author and poet who is best known today for her children's books. Publishing under E. Nesbit, she wrote or collaborated on over sixty books for children. She was a follower of William Morris and one of the founders of the Fabian Society, the British socialist movement. This book is inscribed: "To Olindo Malagodi from E. Nesbit July 1905." Malagodi (1870-1934) was a prominent Italian liberal journalist and writer. He trained as a journalist in Britain, became the London correspondent for several newspapers, and eventually became the editor of La Tribuna in Rome. He was a close friend of Nesbit and her husband, Hubert Bland, eventually living near them as he raised his family. His son, Giovanni became an important Italian politician. Bound in the original green cloth with lovely floral and fleur-de-lis design in gilt on front cover along with author and title. Light bumping and small light stain to top of rear cover; otherwise in beautiful condition. Front and rear endpapers are foxed but interior pages are bright and clean. Each section is preceded by a blank page with a flower illustration. Each flower is a different color. Nesbit's books of verse are uncommon and nearly impossible to find signed. 143 pages plus 4 pages of advertisements for Nesbit's books. POE/050611. Signed.