Gems For The Young from Favourite Poets

Edited by Rosa Mulholland and Illustrated by W. C. Mills

Published by M. H. Gill & Son, Dublin, 1884

About this Item

Original pictorial embossed cloth. 384 clean and bright unmarked pages. Binding is solid with no cracked hinges, pages 273 - 288 are loose could easily be readdressed. Slight fading and general ageing on boards. Overall a beautiful well preserved publication. Rosa Mulholland, also known as Lady Gilbert, was an Irish novelist, poet and playwright. In her early literary life she received help and encouragement from Charles Dickens who highly valued her writing and urged her to continue. She lived at Villa Nova in Blackrock, Dublin with her husband John Gilbert, and became Lady Gilbert when he received a knighthood in 1897. She died in 1921.

Seller Inventory # TSB8090

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gems For The Young from Favourite Poets
• Publisher: M. H. Gill & Son, Dublin
• Publication Date: 1884
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket