The Well of Loneliness by Hall, Radclyffe, i.e. Marguerite Radclyffe-Hall

London: Chappell & Co. Ltd, 1911. Very Good. Score. 4to, pp. [iv], 15, [1]. Original grey wrappers, lettered and decorated in black and silver. Rubbed at spine and extremities, pushing to heel of spine, a little soiled, POI in black pen to top of front wrapper: "G. A. F. Reddis 20.ix.17". "Robert Coningsby Clarke" stamped in purple to bottom corner of title page, gentle creasing, some spotting, very occasional pencil annotations, thread loose, with gatherings slightly dropped. Else, clean and tidy. A pleasing copy of the first sheaf of Radclyffe Hall's poems set to music by Robert Coningsby Clarke; another two would follow. Unusual. Very good Radclyffe Hall first found notice and popularity as a poet, publishing five collections, before turning their hand to novels (when they also dropped 'Marguerite'. This First Sheaf comprises: 'Hands and Lips,' 'Our Little Love is Newly Born,' 'You're Just as Pretty as the Day,' 'Butterfly,' 'Gentle Dame Priscilla,' and 'You, Dear, and I', reprinted from… Read More

London: Chapman & Hall Ltd, 1915. FIRST EDITION, publisher’s presentation copy, 8vo, pp. 84. Original black cloth, front board bordered by double white rules and lettered direct in white. Some spotting and marking, mainly to half-title and flyleaves. Binding rubbed and soiled, front board slightly bowed and cloth a little rippled from damp, white decoration rubbed away in places, evidence of recolouring it to head of spine. Ownership inscription dated May 1916 of ‘H. Henderson “Bard o’Reay” and “the poet of the north”’, ‘presentation copy’ embossment to title-page. An unpleasant copy, but the scarce first edition of Radclyffe Hall’s (1880-1943) sixth book of poetry. This copy belonged to Scottish poet Henry Morrison Henderson (1873-1957) and may have been presented to him by the publisher. While WorldCat cites many copies in North America, there are fewer than a dozen in the UK, and… Read More