E. Maria Albanesi; [Effie Adelaide Rowlands] — Susannah and One Other

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1913. First edition. Cloth. An exciting romance by Effie Adelaide Maria Henderson, found in its original dust wrapper Effie Adelaide Maria Henderson was a prolific writer, publishing over two hundred romance novels and short stories under various names including E. Maria Albanesi. As the scarce dust wrapper highlights, this work was key to her rise in popularity. Illustrated with a frontispiece. Undated. Dated using Worldcat from a copy held at the University of Oxford. In the original publisher's purple cloth binding, found with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. A little rubbed to the boards, primarily at the top edge, with some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. There are two small closed tears to the rear of the wrap, with a tiny bit of loss to the top edge of the front board. Front hinge is starting and a little tender. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are lightly-age toned but clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good/Very Good.