Dorothy Wellesley — Lost Lane

London, William Heinemann, 1925. First edition. Cloth. A wonderful signed first edition of this short volume of poems from 'Lady Gerald Wellesley', Dorothy Wellesley. A signed first edition of this collection of poems from Dorothy Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington, a prominent English author, poet, literary editor and socialite. In the scarce publisher's original dust wrapper.Signed by the author to the front free endpaper.A lovely volume of poems from a personal friend of W. B. Yeats, who regarded her as one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, writing: 'Within two minutes of our first meeting at my house he said: "You must sacrifice everything and everyone to your poetry'&apos. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards, and unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Signed to front free endpaper. Dust wrapper back strip age toned, with a small number of closed tears to head and tail of rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally clean and bright, with scattered areas of light spotting. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.