THE WOMAN WHO DID. London: John Lane, Vigo St. Boston: Roberts Bros., 1895. Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1] 2-241 [242: blank] [1]-8 ads + 16-page catalogue dated 1895 inserted at rear, title page and binding design by Aubrey Beardsley, publisher's pictorial gray green cloth stamped in white and gold, all edges untrimmed. First edition, first printing. Grant's best known novel, the story of a woman who bears and raises an illegitimate child. "The most notorious of the new woman novels, and by far the most successful work Allen managed in a long and busy career. The book went through nineteen editions in a year, and brought the author £1,000 per annum for the rest of his life" (Sutherland). The eighth book in Lane's "Keynote" series. Sutherland, Victorian Fiction, p. 677. Wolff 127. Early owner's name and date (11 February 1895) on the front free endpaper. Mild foxing to endpapers and tissue guard, a bright, nearly fine copy. (#177639).
Price: $450.00
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