![]() ![]() ![]() In a half crushed morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards, bound by Hatchards. Through her first marriage she was a Countess, and later married Frank Russell, who was the elder brother of the Nobel prize winning Bertrand Russell.Bookplate of Antoinette Brett to the front paste down - Antoinette was the wife of Oliver Brett 3rd Viscount Esher, Brett was notable for being a chairman for the National Trust for 25 years, and being involved in many important cultural and artistic charities. She was the cousin of fellow author Katherine Mansfield, and had a three year long affair with H. The first edition, first impression, of this uncommon work.Scarce to see rebound in a leather binding, bound by Hatchards.'Father' is an interesting fictional study on the concept of spinsterhood in the interwar era, following 33 year old Jennifer as her widowed father suddenly remarries and she takes the opportunity to flee to a secluded Rose Cottage and live by herself.By Elizabeth von Arnim, a noted author and aristocrat known for her prolific works. ![]() Vera supposedly fell out of the window of her upper floor sitting room. This was one I’ve wanted to read for a while so I got into it right away. A finely rebound first edition novel by the brilliant author Elizabeth von Arnim, bound by Hatchards. The Vera in the title of this novel is dead before the novel begins. Vera by Elizabeth von Arnim (1921) Ma/ journey & destination My local library had a copy of Vera by Elizabeth von Arnim, which was surprising as I’ve never seen any of her books there before. ![]()
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