Letters to a War Bride

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1915. First Edition. Stiff Wrappers. Fine-. First printing of this very scarce epistolary novel. 8vo: 126,[2]pp. Original green paper embossed with crosshatch pattern and printed in red and black over stiff boards. Very slight edge wear, webbing just peaking through between pp 56-57 but binding firm with no loose pages, a gorgeous copy. A fictional collection of letters from a "real war bride." Swan was a Scottish journalist, novelist and story writer, mostly under her maiden name but also as David Lyall and later Mrs. Burnett Smith. She was a popular writer of romantic fiction and published more than 200 novels, serials, short stories and other fiction between 1878 and her death, in 1943. She was politically active throughout her life, as a suffragist, a Liberal activist, and a founder-member and vice-president of the Scottish National Party. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, with dust jackets carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).