Kitty of the Roses by Ralph Henry Barbour | First Edition, 1904 | Illustrated Gift Book

Ralph Henry Barbour’s turn-of-the-century romance set in Belle Harbour, Virginia, Kitty of the Roses follows architect Stephen Burton as a chance encounter in a rose garden draws him into the orbit of Kitty and the people around her. Illustrations by Frederic J. von Rapp.

Published by J. B. Lippincott Company in 1904, this first edition is dated November 1904 on the copyright page. It features a handsome rose-red cloth binding with gilt decoration and an oval portrait on the front board, gilt lettering on the spine, rose ornaments throughout the text, and a frontispiece with four additional illustrations. The copy also retains an owner’s bookplate and a handwritten gift inscription.

In very good condition, with some light toning and minor foxing. 174pp.

Size:  6 1/2” x 8 1/2”

A lovely illustrated gift book for collectors of early twentieth-century fiction and decorative bindings.