CARSWELL, Catherine (1879 to 1946) - The Camomile. An Invention [John K. Martin's Copy]New York, Harcourt, Brace, 1922. First Printing. Hardcover. First American Edition of this semi-autobiographical novel charting the tensions between a young woman's aims as a writer and the expectation that she conform to the conventional role of a doctor's wife. Crown 8vo (187 x 129mm): [4],319,[1]pp. Publisher's forest green cloth lettered in lime green; illustrated dust jacket (flap corners clipped). Discrete book label to rear paste-down of John K. Martin, founder of Black Sparrow Press, best known as publisher of Charles Bukowski's work. A presentable copy of this scarce edition, complete with nicked and dust-soiled jacket. Recently reprinted in the Virago Modern Classics series, when this gifted Glaswegian writer (author of notorious biographies of Robert Bruns and D. H. Lawrence) was rediscovered as an important feminist novelist. The title is taken from Henry IV, Part I: "The camomile, the more it is trodden on, the faster it grows." N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, with dust jackets carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.). Very Good+/Very Good.
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