Presentation copy, inscribed on the title-page with her married name: “To Mrs. Brown Potter, with sincere admiration from the Author Ethel M. Harter, 1900 .” Cora Urquhart Brown-Potter (1857-1936), American heiress/socialite who left her husband and daughter to pursue a stage career in the United Kingdom. A friend of Browning and the Prince of Wales, she surpassed her prior success in America as a socialite. And she succeeded on the stage as well, touring with Kyrle Bellew for 10 years and then joining Beerbohm Tree’s company.
Lacking the frontispiece portrait of the author that appeared in 50 copies. Nelson, 1899.2. Signs of wear to spine. Six bleach-spots on front cover. Slight foxing to prelims.
