Danby (Frank, pseud. Julia Frankau) Twilight
£395
London, Hutchinson, 1916.
First edition. 8vo. Original mauve cloth.
Rare. A novel completed by Frankau on her deathbed, about a female author on her deathbed who is inspired to write about the death of a female author.
In stock
Ink name and armorial bookplate to front pastedown; spine slightly sunned, some minor rubbing.
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