VIOLET AMONG THE LILIES
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1885. Hardcover. Folio, 13 in. x 10 in. Unpaginated. Illustrated with eight tissue-guarded chromo-lithographs and several line drawings. Taupe beveled cloth boards with gilt title and black and silver lily design to front. Gilt title to spine. Gilt edges. Rubbing to edges, with corners nudged and small bump to fore-edge. Light age-toning to pages. Clean, unmarked interior. Very Good. Item #88165
Louise Clarkson Whitelock was born in Baltimore in 1851, and was a founding member of the Woman’s Literary Club of Baltimore. She was an active member from 1890-1897. Whitelock’s publications were mostly poetry, specifically books of children’s poems. She had a very active publishing career under the name L. Clarkson between 1877 and 1898, and her poetry was advertised and endorsed in magazines like Publisher’s Weekly. Whitelock was also a very talented artist, illustrating her own books and raising her daughter to be an artist in her footsteps. Whitelock died in 1928. (from The Woman's Liiterary Club of Baltimore).
Price: $145.00