Language: English
Published by Ernest Nister, London, 1890
Seller: AJ Scruffles, Leigh On Sea, ESSEX, United Kingdom
Soft cover. Condition: Good. No date but c. 1890. Bittersweet poem telling the story of a widow. With chromolithographic illustrations. Decorated initials. All edges gilt. Bound with cord & ribbon. Mild toning to covers. Slight tearing to top and tail of spine. Mild occasional spotting/toning within. Good/very good.
Published by [1891]., 1891
Seller: Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA, London, United Kingdom
First Edition
First edition. 23.3 x 18 cm single gathering, [unpaginated, 14pp]. . Original illustrated chromolithographic wrappers, yellow ribbon, all edges gilt. London, Ernest Nister; New York, E. P. Dutton & Co., n.d. A poem of love and loss, narrated by an old woman who weaves her patchwork quilt as the day wanes around her - the quilt's patches correspond to her memories, bright and bittersweet. Wrappers creased at corners, and worn and chipped along the spine. Ribbon and binding loose.