Sarah Doudney — A Long Lane with a Turning

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1910. Cloth. A bright copy of this scarce work by the novelist Sarah Doudney, illustrated with colour plates by James Durden. A scarce work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding, with a colour plate inset to the front board and to the spine. Prize bookplate to the front paste down from Roundhurst School, dated 1909.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and a further three colour plates by James Durden. Collated, complete.A scarce-to-see novel written by the novelist and poet Sarah Doudney (1841-1926), best known for her children's literature and her hymns. In this gentle novel, the story follows Mary Berrithorne, who becomes a successful poet.A sixteen-page publisher's catalogue to the rear. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Externally smart, with a little fading and shelf wear to the spine. Front hinge is starting to the head, but is otherwise firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: James Durden. Very Good .