DE MORGAN, WILLIAM — Alice-for-Short
New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, [c.1910s-40s]. Hardcover. A Grosset & Dunlap reprint edition of William De Morgan's 1907 novel, which is the story of Alicia Kavanagh. She endured the murder of her mother by her father, but was adopted by the kindly Heath family. The author was an English potter, tile and stained-glass designer as well as a novelist. --- In full red cloth-covered boards with titling and roses-on-vines decorations in black. Volume lacks a dust jacket. --- A well-preserved, sturdy copy lacking interior markings. A weakened front hinge has been repaired on this item.; Small Octavo - 7-1/2 to 8 in. tall; x, 563, [2, ads] pages. Very Good .