Elinor Wylie — Nets to Catch the Wind

New York , Harcourt, Brace and Company , 1921. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of Elinor Wylie's collection of poems, the first to be published under name. The first edition of this collection of poems.In the publisher's original cloth binding. The work that first brought Wylie her literary recognition, including her most anthologised poem 'Velvet Shoes&apos.Wylie's poetry is described as highly polished, articulate and deeply emotional, which was owed much to her favour of the British Romantic poets, particularly Percy Bysshe Shelley.In Wylie's private life, she became notorious for her multiple affairs and marriages, a direct rebellion against the high society woman her parents raised her to play. In the original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with rubbing to the extremities, heaviest to the head and tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Contemporary ink inscription to front free endpaper. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .