The Lily and the Devil by Alice and Claude Askew (First Edition) Signed
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The Lily and the Devil by Alice and Claude Askew (First Edition) Signed
$500.00 USD
The Lily and the Devil by Alice and Claude Askew (First Edition) Signed
Authors: Alice and Claude Askew, Claude Askew, Alice Askew
Location: London
Publisher: Everett & Co., Ltd.
Edition: First Edition
Features: No publication date given. Green cloth with gilt stamped spine; black lettering and inset color panel to front cover. 350 pp. Publisher's adverts laid in at rear. Includes a signed letter by the author Claude Askew. Alice Askew and Claude Askew were British authors who wrote almost 100 novels together. The pair actively supported the war effort during World War I, volunteering to help out with the Munro Ambulance Corps at Furnes in Belgium. Alice and Claude Askew both tragically lost their lives in a shipwreck. On October 29, 1917, they were aboard the RMS Leinster, a passenger ship sailing from Kingstown (now Dún Laoghaire) in Ireland to Holyhead, Wales. During World War I, the Irish Sea was a heavily contested area, and the Leinster was attacked by a German submarine, UB-123, with a torpedo. The ship was struck and quickly sank. The sinking of the RMS Leinster was a devastating maritime disaster that resulted in the loss of over 500 lives, including Alice and Claude Askew. Their deaths marked a tragic end to the lives of this prolific British writing couple, who had made significant contributions to literature during their time. The sinking of the RMS Leinster remains one of the lesser-known but poignant tragedies of World War I.
Book Condition: Very Good: A firm copy with mild wear to spine edges and corners. Minor spine lean and warp to front panel. Mild creasing to fore edge of text block. Offset tanning to endpapers and prelims. Minor foxing occasionally to pages throughout.
Notes: WorldCat: [1912] earliest date listed and derived from publisher's ads laid in. Authors: Alice J. de C. Leake Askew; Claude Arthur Cary Askew. Scarce copy.
HCX23512-1
Authors: Alice and Claude Askew, Claude Askew, Alice Askew
Location: London
Publisher: Everett & Co., Ltd.
Edition: First Edition
Features: No publication date given. Green cloth with gilt stamped spine; black lettering and inset color panel to front cover. 350 pp. Publisher's adverts laid in at rear. Includes a signed letter by the author Claude Askew. Alice Askew and Claude Askew were British authors who wrote almost 100 novels together. The pair actively supported the war effort during World War I, volunteering to help out with the Munro Ambulance Corps at Furnes in Belgium. Alice and Claude Askew both tragically lost their lives in a shipwreck. On October 29, 1917, they were aboard the RMS Leinster, a passenger ship sailing from Kingstown (now Dún Laoghaire) in Ireland to Holyhead, Wales. During World War I, the Irish Sea was a heavily contested area, and the Leinster was attacked by a German submarine, UB-123, with a torpedo. The ship was struck and quickly sank. The sinking of the RMS Leinster was a devastating maritime disaster that resulted in the loss of over 500 lives, including Alice and Claude Askew. Their deaths marked a tragic end to the lives of this prolific British writing couple, who had made significant contributions to literature during their time. The sinking of the RMS Leinster remains one of the lesser-known but poignant tragedies of World War I.
Book Condition: Very Good: A firm copy with mild wear to spine edges and corners. Minor spine lean and warp to front panel. Mild creasing to fore edge of text block. Offset tanning to endpapers and prelims. Minor foxing occasionally to pages throughout.
Notes: WorldCat: [1912] earliest date listed and derived from publisher's ads laid in. Authors: Alice J. de C. Leake Askew; Claude Arthur Cary Askew. Scarce copy.
HCX23512-1