Love Letters in Verse
New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1914. First printing. Paperback. First edition, 1914. String-bound wraps, 28 pp., clean unmarked text, Very Good copy, light soiling and discoloration to the covers, some wear to the tips and edges of the covers, uncut pages. Uncommon book. Appears to be the dedication copy with inscription on the half-title. The Comtesse de Brémont (1864–1922), was born Anna Dunphy to Irish parents in Cincinnati, Ohio. At the age of 17, she married the Comte de Brémont, a French medical doctor. Widowed in 1882, she began a career as a journalist and writer. She worked in Kimberley and Johannesburg in the 1880s and in the 1890s divided her time between London and South Africa. Her books include a book on Oscar Wilde and his mother. Very Good. Item #s0006985
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