VOYNICH, E. L. ( ETHEL LILLIAN VOYNICH 1864-1960 ) . — Jack Raymond By E. L. Voynich .

London : William Heinemann, 1901 . 0. A very good full leather binding by "Hatchards". Second edition ( June 1901 - months after the first edition). 8vo. [4pp.]/pp.300 Polished blue morocco, edges and spine dulled. Gilt stamped signature to front board: "Elizabeth Cooke." Spine with 5 raised bands, gilt titles and gilt publication date. Top page edge gilt. Inner gilt dentelles. Gilt binder's stamp to lower edge of the verso of the front board: "Hatchards, 187 Picadilly". Light blue marbled endpapers. Book plate to verso of the front board: "George Cooke, The Homestaed, Hampstead."Clean text throughout. ** "Ethel Lilian Voynich, née Boole (11 May 1864 – 27 July 1960) was an Irish-born British novelist and musician, and a supporter of several revolutionary causes. She was born in Cork, but grew up in Lancashire, England. Voynich was a significant figure, not only on the late Victorian literary scene, but also in Russian émigré circles.." - See Wiipedia.