Author: Lady Dilke
Title: The Shrine of Death and Other Stories
Description: London, George Routledge and Sons, 1886. First edition. Cloth. The first trade edition of the popular supernatural short stories of Emilia Dilke, a scarce volume. The first trade edition. A large paper limited edition was issued at the same time. A scarce work.A collection of nine thrilling supernatural short stories by Lady Emilia Dilke.Stories titled 'The Shrine of Death', 'The Silver Cage', 'The Physician's Wife', 'A Vision of Learning', 'The Black Veil', 'The Crimson Scarf', 'The Secret', 'The Serpent's Head' and 'The Voyage&apos. Emilia Dilke was an art historian, feminist, and trade unionist, known for being the fine art critic and art editor of 'Academy&apos. She is considered to be the model for Dorothea Casaubon in George Eliot's 'Middlemarch&apos.Bookplate to the front paste down of Euphemia Davidson. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, with light rubbing to the boards and spine. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with just a few light spots. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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