Violet Among the Lilies by L. Clarkson

Violet Among the Lilies by L. Clarkson

A Sequel to Violet with Eyes of Blue, and Gathering of the Lilies.

E.P. Dutton & Co., 1885.

A luscious, folio-sized book of melancholic seasonal poetry and full page chromolithographs of illustrations by the author. The book goes through the seasons, from spring through winter. 

Light soiling to cloth boards and foxing to back board; edge wear and bumped corners; fraying and peeling of book cloth at top and bottom of spine. Pages are tanned, but the lithos are mostly clean and bright with tissue protectors. The front and back hinges are cracked but still intact; binding is cracked in places and some pages are beginning to crack/tear towards center of signatures. Gilt page edges.