Duchess of Sutherland [editor] — Wayfarer&Apos;S Love

London, Archibald Constable & Co. 1904. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this charming collection of poems, with cover designs by Walter Crane. First edition. A collection of poetry with contributions such as: Life's Opportunity by Thomas Hardy, Being Her Friend by John Masefield, Old Memory by W. B. Yeats, Love and Sorrow by Fiona Macleod, and The Unknown God by Alice Meynell. Edited by Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland, an English Mistress of the Robes under several Whig administrations and a great friend of Queen Victoria. She was an important figure in London's high society, and used her social position to undertake various philanthropic undertakings. With cover designs by Walter Crane, an English artist and book illustrator considered to be the most influential, and among the most prolific, children's book creators of his generation. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot. Pencil inscription to the front endpaper with the odd pencil mark to the pages. Very Good . Ill.: Walter Crane. Very Good .