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Two little wooden shoes
1906Best.-Nr. AQ36640London: Chatto & Windus 1906. 4 322pp 2. With a half-title. Finely bound by Truslove and Hanson stamp-signed to FEP in contemporary turquoise morocco lettered in gilt to spine A.E.G. gilt dentelles marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed spine sunned. Internally clean and crisp. A finely bound copy of a sorrowful tale of youthful romance by English novelist Maria Louise de la Ramée 1839-1908 who wrote under the pseudonym 'Ouida'. An eccentric character de la Ramée became notorious for her lavish lifestyle and extravagant soirees - ultimately financial difficulty would result in her abandoning England for Italy and living the remainder of her days in penury. A prolific author with 45 works of fiction to her name de la Ramée enjoyed popularity well into the twentieth century though her fame has waned in recent years. . New impression. 8vo. Chatto & Windus unknown
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